These were the most common causes of blindness around the world in 2002, according to WHO.
- Cataracts (47.9%),
- Glaucoma (12.3%),
- Age-related macular degeneration (8.7%),
- Corneal opacity (5.1%), and
- Diabetic retinopathy (4.8%),
- Childhood blindness (3.9%)
It has been estimated 40 million people worldwide are completey blind. On top of that number, around 124 million people have low vision. Visual impairment is more common in developing countries such as ours due to a lack of early detection for such conditions. 90% of blind people live in the poorest parts of the developing world. Most eye diseases advance gradually and there are no symptoms.
However, 75% of this blindness is treatable and/or preventable.
Save One’s Sight Missions Berhad was established to fight unnecessary blindness and other eye diseases through early detection.
Since inception, Save One’s Sight has:
- carried out 50 cataract operation
- screen over 6000 people
Join our fight to raise awareness against these sight-robbing diseases. Blindness is unnecessary and the only way to stop more people falling to its prey is through yearly eye check-up.