According to WHO eye defects and blindness statistics, of the 285 million individuals with eye problems, 39 million are blind. But did you know that close to 40 percent of the blind, an estimated 15 million people live in India? Such shocking statistics go on to show that even though visual 80 percent of all visual problems are concentrated in less developed countries, India still bears the bulk of these impairments.
But what causes these eye problems and what can the Indian government do about it? Studies by local and global health organization including the WHO points out to such factors as lack of awareness about the different eye problems and economic strive among the most affected as well as insufficient number ophthalmologists as the leading causes of this daring health menace. For instance, with a population of over 1 billion people, the country only has 20,000 ophthalmologists.