Preventive Eye Health in Tropics

Published: Dec. 19, 2011, 3:17 p.m.

b'Approximately 50 million people in our world are blind and many more suffer from low vision and eye disease. Approximately 80% of these eye problems are either preventable or treatable\\u2028with effective screening and affordable health intervention. 80 to 90% of avoidable blindness is in the developing world. This session looks at the major causes of world blindness and low vision and what is being done to combat these both clinically and in project planning.'