Eye health experts have today called for increased investment in eye care services, warning that about 700,000 people are currently awaiting cataract surgery, with preventable blindness continuing to undermine livelihoods and economic productivity. Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness in Kenya, disproportionately affecting older people and rural communities. Experts further note that for every…
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