Cataracts

Cataract is the single largest cause of blindness. At least half of the blind people in the world are blind from cataract, which could be cured.

• It's not just the elderly who are affected as children can be born with congenital cataracts.
• Cataract can be removed through an inexpensive operation, costing only €30.00 per adult or young person and €120.00 per child.
• Children, generally under the age of 15 years, require general anaesthetic, different surgical technique and more sophisticated equipment to remove their cataract, hence the higher cost.
• CBM aims to provide a cataract operation every minute of every day.