As an eye surgeon, I spend my days looking at the eyes through very specific specialised gadgets at Karthik Netralaya. Over the last decade, I’ve noticed a deeply concerning trend; children and young are coming in with thicker and thicker glasses at younger and younger ages. It is estimated that 10% of population will have high myopia by 2050! WHO (2019) estimated that at least 220 crore people globally have a visual impairment, of which over 100 crore instances could have been prevented or remain unaddressed. As the population ages the people affected by age-related eye diseases continues to rise. Modern lifestyles, such as prolonged screen time, near-work activities, and reduced time outdoors, are reshaping how people use their eyes. These changing behavioural patterns have fuelled epidemics of childhood myopia and dry eye disease. The mismatch between the growing burden of eye disease and the low availability of specialised care has become a crucial public health challenge. Increasing public awareness matters most in such scenario.