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a y im p a ir v is ion:
•C le a n e ye w ith s te r ile w a te r or 0 .9 % s od iu m c hlor id e .
•S u r gic a l r e m ov a l if fa c ilitie s a r e a v a ila b le .
Cataract
O p a c ity of the le ns tha t c a u s e s a p r ogr e s s iv e los s of v is u a l a c u ity. C a ta r a c t
is c om m on in
the tr op ic s a nd c a n oc c u r a t a you nge r a ge tha n in E u r op e . The p r e s e nc e of
c a ta r a c t in
b oth e ye s le a d s to b lind ne s s . S u r ge r y is the only tr e a tm e nt.
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•C le a n e ye w ith s te r ile w a te r or 0 .9 % s od iu m c hlor id e .
•S u r gic a l r e m ov a l if fa c ilitie s a r e a v a ila b le .
Cataract
O p a c ity of the le ns tha t c a u s e s a p r ogr e s s iv e los s of v is u a l a c u ity. C a ta r a c t
is c om m on in
the tr op ic s a nd c a n oc c u r a t a you nge r a ge tha n in E u r op e . The p r e s e nc e of
c a ta r a c t in
b oth e ye s le a d s to b lind ne s s . S u r ge r y is the only tr e a tm e nt.
128
