Iran self-sufficient in treatment of eye disorders
The Secretary of the Ophthalmology Board of Iran’s Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education affirmed that the country has achieved self-sufficiency in treating eye diseases and performing transplants. As a result, no patients are sent abroad for treatment.
The Secretary further stated that timely diagnosis and treatment can cure approximately 80 percent of blindness
cases.
On Thursday, October 12, the World Sight Day was celebrated as a collaborative global effort by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, the World Health Organization, and several international non-governmental organizations. The primary objective of the initiative is to eliminate preventable blindness by 2020. Achieving this goal necessitates the active involvement of various organizations, including the United Nations, governments, eye and vision care institutions, healthcare professionals, humanitarian institutions, and individuals who are willing to contribute to this joint action.
According to the World Health Organization, World Sight Day serves as a platform to raise public awareness that 80 percent of blindness cases can be prevented or treated. It also emphasizes the need for governments, institutions, and other funding sources to invest in global prevention efforts, as the annual economic cost of preventing blindness worldwide is estimated at 28 billion dollars.