A reminder to take care of your eyes as you age

According to the World Health Organization, 82 percent of people living with blindness are aged 50 and above. Globally, uncorrected refractive errors are the main cause of moderate and severe visual impairment and cataracts remain as the leading cause of blindness in middle-and-low-income countries although about 80 percent of all visual impairment can be prevented or cured.

August, eye saving month