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In contrast, in 2017, over 600,000 cataract surgeries were performed in over 16 countries [3] and over 98 percent were done with microsurgery and lens implants. Nepal is the only country in the Himalayan region performing more cataract surgery than the annual rate of new cataract blindness. [citation needed]
While mountaineering in Nepal, he was inspired by cataract surgeries performed by a Dutch team. [20] Along with fellow ophthalmologist, Dr. Sanduk Ruit, Dr. Tabin founded the Himalayan Cataract Project in 1995 [21] [22] which works to eradicate preventable and curable blindness both by performing surgeries and by training local doctors across 30 countries. [23]
Himalayan Cataract Project; I. International Council of Ophthalmology; International Intra-Ocular Implant Club; International Orthoptic Association;
Sanduk Ruit (Nepali: सन्दुक रूइत, pronounced [ˈsʌnduk rui̯t], born September 4, 1954) is an ophthalmologist from Nepal who was involved to restore the sight of over 180,000 people [1] across Africa and Asia using small-incision cataract surgery.
Himalayan Cataract Project; I. Instituto Benjamin Constant; International Resources for the Improvement of Sight; Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People; L.
A 2009 study showed that the prevalence of cataract blindness in people 50 years and older ranged from 0.5% in Buenos Aires, to 2.3% in parts of Guatemala. Poor vision due to cataracts ranged from 0.9% in Buenos Aires, to 10.7% in parts of Peru. Cataract-surgical coverage ranged from good in parts of Brazil to poor in Paraguay, Peru, and ...
The foundation also helps people who don’t have access to good eye care and can’t afford eye care such as glasses or cataract surgery. Eye Care Foundation. Eye Care Foundation has offices and hospitals in the Himalayan region , Southeast Asia (Vietnam, [9] Cambodia, Laos), Africa [10] and Latin-America (Suriname, Ecuador). [11]
Himalayan Cataract Project – U.S. nonprofit organization; IOLVIP – Intraocular lens system to compensate for macular degeneration; Ophthalmology – Field of medicine treating eye disorders; Phakic intraocular lens implantation in series with the natural lens to correct vision in cases of high refractive errors. [140]