Warning to the people
The same survey showed that blindness was most common among the elderly and the poor who have little or no access to health services, the Department of Health report stated. As one grows older, one gets more prone to have an error of refraction, or glaucoma, or cataract, or blindness due to diabetes, hypertension.
Based on the same survey, the top three causes of visual impairment are cataract, error of refraction, and glaucoma. Cataract is the number one cause of reversible blindness in the country, with prevalence highest among the poor and under served. Errors of refraction can usually be corrected with eyeglasses.
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