‘Increasing burden of cataract surgeries is outpacing treatment capacity’ (opens in new tab)

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan is expected to require nearly 1.84 million cataract surgeries every year by 2030, but the country’s healthcare system remains ill-equipped to meet the growing demand, forcing a large number of patients to depend on charitable organisations and private healthcare providers for treatment. Head of the Cataract Department at Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Prof Dr Sabihuddin Ahmed talking to media said that increasing burden of cataracts is outpacing the country’s treatment capa...