Nearly 5% of Sri Lankans suffers from glaucoma

Nearly 5% of Sri Lanka’s population is currently suffering from glaucoma, said the Secretary to the Ministry of Health Dr. Palitha Mahipala.

Glaucoma is one of the main causes of blindness in the world.

He further said that, there is a significant rise in glaucoma cases not only in Sri Lanka, but also across the world.

“If you take the world, 3.54% are suffering from glaucoma, but if you take Sri Lanka, it’s almost 5%. This may also be because of our increased elderly population”, the Health Secretary said.

Doctor further urged the public to  do regular eye check-ups, and making use of the programmes in place within the country’s health system to detect eye illnesses early.

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