BURDEN OF BLINDNESS
AN ESTIMATED 224,000 PEOPLE ARE BLIND, 750,000 ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED WORLDWIDE

A NUMBER OF KENYANS ARE BATTLING WITH EYE PROBLEMS RANGING FROM BLINDNESS, SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND MODERATE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. CURRENTLY, AN ESTIMATED 224,000 PEOPLE ARE BLIND WHILE ANOTHER 750,000 ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
SOME OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF CHRONIC BLINDNESS INCLUDE CATARACT, GLAUCOMA, AGE-RELATED DEGENERATION, DIABETES, TRACHOMA, AND EYE CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN FOR EXAMPLE THAT ARE CAUSED BY VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY

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