About 2.2 billion people today struggle to see without a pair of glassesHow often do you clean your eyes or how well do you do it? Globally, the report added, about 2.2 billion people today struggle to see without a pair of glasses and have an impairment or blindness. While eye conditions and vision impairment conditions like short and far-sightedness, cataracts and glaucoma could be prevented, they are increasingly widespread, and far too often they still go untreated the report noted. Dr Alarcos Cieza, who heads WHO’s work to address blindness and vision impairment, said: “Millions of people have severe vision impairment and are not able to participate in society to their fullest because they can’t access rehabilitation services. And roughly 124 million people who are short or long-sighted (have a refractive error) do not currently wear glasses or contact lenses.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2020 09:56 UTC