The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a press release on Wednesday that nearly half of all people worldwide facing cataract-related blindness still lack access to surgical treatment.
nearly half of all people across the world facing cataract-related blindness still need access to surgery. Cataract - the clouding of the eye's lens that causes blurred vision and can lead to blindness - affects more than 94 million people globally.
11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HelpMeSee, the global not-for-profit dedicated to ending cataract blindness and visual impairment, announces the opening of a new training center at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana.
nearly half of all people across the world facing cataract‑related blindness still need access to surgery ... The latest modelling predicts the coverage for cataract surgery to rise by about 8.4% for this decade.
SAO PAULO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian PresidentLuiz Inacio Lula da Silva was discharged from hospital on Friday after undergoing successful cataract surgery on his left eye, the government said in a statement. Read full story ... .