Dhaka, March 9 -- A research survey has revealed that only 200 thousand people among 2.0 million people affected by glaucoma, a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, receive medical care, while the remaining 1.8 million patients are left untreated.

In terms of percentage, about 90 per cent of those affected by glaucoma in the country are at risk of blindness due to lack of medical treatment.

Speakers at a discussion session said this on the occasion of World Glaucoma Day on Saturday, UNB reports.

At the event, Dr Sheikh M A Mannaf, managing director of Harun Eye Foundation Limited, and former president of the Glaucoma Society, stated that from 2021 to 2022, they conducted a survey in 65 upazilas, serving among 17,000 peo...