Cataract remains the leading cause of avoidable blindness.

The L'Occitane Foundation, the company's philanthropic wing, supports the fight against avoidable blindness in developing countries around the world.

This effort is poised to take the steps necessary to achieve the goal of eliminating avoidable blindness worldwide by the year 2020.

Eye health has a long history of being an issue with cataracts common and responsible for 80 percent of avoidable blindness in the Pacific.

Fred Hollows, who was born in Dunedin and worked as an ophthalmologist in New Zealand and Australia, created the foundation to end avoidable blindness.

Awareness around avoidable blindness includes information about cataracts, which are prevalent in the Pacific, and the increasing incidence of Diabetic Retinopathy or Diabetes Eye Disease.

This Christmas L'Occitane will donate €15 to CBM Ireland for every Best of L'Occitane Gift Box sold in Ireland, to fight avoidable blindness in Zambia.

Purpose: Vision 2020 and the Global Action Plan 2013-2019 prioritise primary eye care (PEC) as an important component of reducing avoidable blindness.