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(File photo) MANILA - Cataract is one of the major causes of visual impairment among Filipinos, with 1.18 million or 1.06 percent of the population suffering from it, the Philippine Eye Research Institute (PERI) said Thursday. In an online media forum, PERI Director Dr. Leo Cubillan noted that the figure came from the Philippine eye disease study (PEDS) on the general population and described cataract as a condition where the lens of the eye develops cloudy patches. "Mga 393,000 lang naman ang may kailangan ng operasyon no kasi hindi naman ganoon karami ang ophthalmologist kaya pinipili rin natin. 'Yung mas malabo ang mata, 'yun ang nauunang operahan (Only 393,000 needs surgery. We don't have many ophthalmologists [in the country] so we prioritize those with very poor eyesight for surgery)," he said. About 423,000 individuals (0.38 percent) suffer from uncorrected error of refraction; 300,000 (0.27 percent) have glaucoma; and 223,000 (0.2 percent) struggle with ma

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