Over 80% of Peru’s blind suffer from cataracts. With roughly 150,000 blind, many of these cases can be curable.
Most cataract cases affect the elderly and across the world, it is the most common cause of blindness. If all cases could be treated, image just how many people will be able to see again.
Seeing is Believing is a collaboration between Standard Chartered Bank and International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).
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