30% of people with sight loss experience a reduction in employment, with women, people in rural communities and ethnic minority groups among the groups most affected. 90% of vision loss is avoidable with early detection and treatment.
Avoidable sight loss would add $27 billion per year to India's economy, according to a global study released on Wednesday, ahead of the World Sight Day.Held on the second Thursday of October each year, World Sight Day, organised by the .
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