New Age Solutions For Cataract Provide Better Vision, Reduce Spectacle Dependency

Over 80 Lakh people suffering from blindness in India, and 62% of the disease burden is shared by cataract.

For combating cataract, doctors advocate awareness for available options of restoring sight with quality of vision post-surgery.

New intraocular lenses technology and extended range of vision lenses provide better vision quality.

Posing as a major healthcare challenge, India is a home of over 80 Lakh blind people in the country. The definition of blindness, which was changed earlier in 2016 by the Indian Government, identifies a blind person as someone who has less than 3/60 vision in better eye is understood to be blind.

One of the major factors causing loss of vision world over is cataract, which accounts to approximately 62% of blindness in India. Although government efforts are aiming towards restoring sight, a major focus on spreading awareness on quality of vision post surgery is much needed.