Poverty causes blindness: Dr Ken Bassett on the cataract challenge
Cataract, the clouding of the lens of the eye, occurs with age. Blindness due to cataract occurs with poverty. In Canada, almost no one becomes blind from cataract. Cataract is diagnosed early when impairment is minimal, and treated surgically, almost always restoring near-normal sight. In low-income countries, almost everyone with cataract becomes blind. Cataract is […]
