Woman's Day Magazine NZ

The Power Of Prevention

Vision loss has a huge impact on anyone it touches, but what you may not know is that 90% of blindness and low vision can be treated or prevented.

“Cataract, refractive error, macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and trachoma are some of the more common eye conditions that can cause blindness if left untreated,” explains Dr May Ho, optometry and primary eye care advisor for The Fred Hollows Foundation.

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