Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world. Epidemiological models estimates, there are approximately 30 million blind people in the world. In India cataract has been reported to be responsible for 50-80% of the bilaterally blind in the country. This article answers the questions on advancements in cataract surgeries.
A cataract is an opacity of the lens of the eye that causes partial or total blindness. The word derives from the Latin " catarractes ," which means "waterfall"; to the naked eye of an observer, the foamy white opacity of an advanced cataract, seen through the pupil, resembles the turbulent water of a waterfall. The shape and rate of blinding disorders are different in developed and developing nations depending upon whether nutritional and infectious causes of blindness are eradicated, and also depending upon resources available for treatable disorders such as…
