Today is World Sight Day and the Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association has issued an urgent call to action: to prevent avoidable blindness and vision impairment.
Association Kenneth Suratt says there four preventable causes of blindness, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataracts, and refractive errors.
Focusing on glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, Suratt recommended several measures.
Mr Suratt also outlined solutions to preventing blindness because of cataracts and refractive errors.
The theme for the 2025 observance of World Sight Day is “Love Your Eyes.”
