No one is a stranger to this common condition. Cataracts are the number one cause of blindness in the world, ahead of all other eye diseases.

Of the estimated 37 million people in the world who are blind, approximately half are blind because of cataracts - an opacity of the lens, which blocks light from entering the eye. In other words, about 18 million people in the world could have their sight restored by means of a relatively simple eye operation, taking only minutes and costing just $33.

You can help. You can restore a person's sight - today!

• For $33 you can finance a cataract operation for a father or mother in the developing world.
• For $200 you can finance a cataract operation for a child in the developing world.
• For $2,300 you can supply a cataract surgeon with the instruments he or she needs to perform cataract surgery on hundreds of people each year.

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For more information on cataracts - VISION 2020 | IAPB