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When is National Eye Love Day?
National Eye Love Day is June 6th every year.

The eyes are one of the most important organs in the human senses. Improper eye habits will lead to eye diseases and endanger health. 1992, Geng, a professor of ophthalmology and epidemiology at Tianjin Medical University, first proposed to set up an eye-loving day in China, and the initiative received a response. May 5th every year is designated as "National Eye Care Day", and June 6th every year is redefined as "National Eye Care Day".

In March, 20021,National Health Commission decided to set up the National Advisory Committee of Experts on Vision Health Management for Children and Adolescents in order to improve the decision-making level of vision health management for children and adolescents, such as myopia prevention and control, and promote the scientific development of vision health for children and adolescents. On June 6, 2023, the 28th National Eye Care Day was held with the theme of "paying attention to the eye health of the whole people".

Development history

1On September 25th, 992, Geng, a professor of ophthalmology and epidemiology at Tianjin Medical University, proposed to the whole country for the first time to hold the first seminar of National Eye Love Day in Tianjin. This initiative was responded by ophthalmologists and ophthalmologists, and it was decided that May 5th of each year would be "National Eye Care Day". On May 5th, 1993, Tianjin held the first eye-care day publicity activity.

Affected by this, since 1994, large and medium-sized cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, have held free consultation activities on May 5 to publicize the significance of Eye-Love Day.

1996, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the China Disabled Persons' Federation and other ministries and commissions jointly issued a notice, listing Eye-Love Day as one of the national festivals and redetermining June 6 as the National Eye-Love Day.