Cataract leading cause of blindness in Jigawa – Survey

Cataract has been identified arsenic the starring origin of blindness successful Jigawa State, accounting for 40.8 per cent of blindness cases, according to a state-wide oculus wellness survey.

The survey findings were presented by an oculus consultant, Dr Tafida Abubakar, during a Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB7) dissemination gathering successful Jigawa State on Tuesday.

According to the findings, glaucoma accounted for 23.6 per cent of blindness cases, portion trachomatous and different corneal opacities contributed 21.1 per cent. Cataract surgical complications accounted for 8.3 per cent.

The survey recorded an wide prevalence of bilateral blindness of 2.9 per cent, with an estimated 19,638 radical affected, portion unilateral blindness stood astatine 3.9 per cent, representing an estimated 27,026 people.

It besides identified a important load of cataract requiring surgical intervention, with an estimated 36,623 radical forming the cataract surgical backlog.

The findings further revealed that cataract surgical sum successful Jigawa was 34.9 per cent,...