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Local April 2, 2022 | 9:16 am

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide

Cataract (opacification of the crystalline lens) is considered the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Statistics show that 47.9% of the cases of blind people are due to this condition. The most common type is age-related (senile cataract), which begins to appear from the sixth decade onwards. Dr. Ariela López, an ophthalmologist, explains that this pathology is the most frequent entity i... Read more

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