Cataract is a major cause of blindness according to the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD). Indian government successfully conducted 83.4 lakh cataract surgeries in 2022-2023.
“With the efforts of healthcare workers and the NPCBVI team, more than 83.4 lakh successful cataract surgeries have been carried out in 2022-23 which is a record,” reports have said citing officials from the health ministry. There is a need to know about cataract and its surgery in India as the population of elderly people in the country has crossed 138 million. In view of the severity of the disease and the vision issues associated with it, here are a few important things you need to know about cataract surgery, which is also known as motiyabind surgery.
