The cure exists. Few can reach it.
Cataract clouds the lens of the eye.
Sight blurs, then fades, yet surgery that takes a few minutes can restore it.
Restoring sight opens the door to education and work, and offers a way out of poverty. Vision is more than a sense: it is a pathway to dignity, independence and hope.
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More than
94million
people are affected by cataract around the world.
One dot is one million people. -
The operation takes
15minutes
The World Health Organization counts cataract surgery among the most cost-effective of all health interventions.
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Worldwide
1 in 2
people facing blindness from cataract still cannot get that operation.
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Figures: World Health Organization, news release of 11 February 2026 and fact sheet on blindness and vision impairment.