 Global and regional prevalence estimates for blindness and vision impairment are important for the development of public health policies. Globally, of the 7.33 billion people alive in 2015, an estimated 36.0 million, 80% Uncertainty Interval UI, 12.9 to 65.4, were blind crude prevalence 0.48%, 80% UI 0.17 to 0.87, 56% female, an estimated 216.6 million people, had moderate to severe visual impairment in 2015. Functional Presbyopia affected an estimated 1094.7 million people aged 35 years and older. This article was authored by Professor Rupert A. A. Bourne, M.D., Seth R. Flaxman, B.A., Tassany Braithwaite, Miles Perrower, and others.