Cataract, diabetes lead in vision loss
Chamikara Weerasinghe
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Opthalmology services |
Cataracts and complications of diabetes are the leading causes of
vision loss and blindness in Sri Lanka,
The findings of Health and Nutrition Ministry eye health surveys have
also revealed that 160,000 children in the country suffer from vision
impairment, while 450,000 children suffer from ocular diseases.
This is particularly disappointing because 75 per cent of the vision
loss is preventable by timely and cost effective treatment, according to
eye health researchers. Besides the Government provides opthalmology
services to the public free.
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