More than 94 million people suffer from cataracts, but half of them do not have access to the surgery needed to fix it, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/world/science-health/cataract-surgery-access-who/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #cataracts #visuallyimpaired #us #who
This week's net.wars, "Second sight", recounts the results of four months comparing the difference a cataract makes: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/07/04/second-sight/#NetWars #cataracts