THE Queen had a good look at how millions of pounds raised by her Diamond Jubilee has helped cure eye disease in the Commonwealth.
The 94-year-old monarch, who had cataract surgery two years ago, heard more than 22million people received treatment to combat eye disease and blindness.
More than £100million was raised across the Commonwealth to mark her 60 years on the throne in 2012.
The Queen appeared on a video chat with Sophie Wessex, 55, and eye care specialists from around the world.
It was her first engagement since handing NHS hero Capt Sir Tom Moore a knighthood in July.
She said: “I’m glad that the Queen’s Jubilee has been able to do some good help for this particular thing of eye care.”
It also saw the Queen getting back to work after returning to Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
She will head back to her office at Buckingham Palace this month.
Sophie, who is global ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and patron of Vision 2020, said: “I think that’s somehow underplaying it.
“It’s been incredible. And certainly seeing in countries like Malawi being really able to tackle the issue of blinding trachoma.
“Many of the African nations are actually very close to being able to declare that they have got on top of and are eliminating this disease. So it’s very exciting.
“The legacy of the fund will go on for many many years because it has also been able to highlight the problems and the importance of eye care to other governments who are actually placing it slightly further up the healthcare system than it has been before.”
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