Global blindness rates expected to soar within a few decades

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Global blindness rates expected to soar within a few decades



By Sally Robertson, BScAugust 3, 2017

Blindness is expected to become three times more prevalent across the globe within the next four decades, warn researchers.

According to a study published in Lancet Global Health, an estimated 36 million cases of blindness in 2015 is set to rise to 115 million by 2050, if funding for treatment is not increased.

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