Tag: blindness
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World Sight Day: Ending Avoidable Blindness
Per the World Health Organisation, cataract is still the leading cause of blindness globally. Globally, it is estimated that more than 94 million people are blind due to cataracts. Additionally, there are 2.2 billion people with visual impairment, of which at least 1 billion people have visual challenges that could have been prevented or are yet to…
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Non-Communicable Diseases: Cause Of Blindness?
In recent years, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have risen in prominence on the global public health agenda.NCDs are not passed from person to person but are typically the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental ad behavioral factors, and they tend to progress slowly. The most common NCDs include cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks…