Nepal

In Nepal, cataracts represent 70% of unnecessary blindness.

The Tilganga Eye Centre serves as the Himalayan Cataract Project’s (HCP) base of operations in Asia. While the Centre operates independently, HCP is closely involved in Tilganga’s infrastructure, outreach and educational programs. The Himalayas has one of the highest rates of cataract blindness in the world. For this reason, the blind from the Himalayas region were the original focus of HCP and Tilganga.

Each year, an estimated 60,000 Nepalese lose sight to cataracts. Presently, there is a backlog of 200,000 people who are blind from cataracts and need surgery. HCP and Tilganga work diligently to eliminate this backlog by restoring eyesight to these individuals and training additional surgeons to perform cataract surgery.

Learn more about the Tilganga Eye Centre and its expansion in 2008