THAILAND

Bumrungrad enhances its eye center by opening the Cornea Transplant Center

Published on 31/10/2022

» According to the World Health Organization, 2.2 billion people experience untreated vision-related health conditions such as myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism and cataracts. The study of the first rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RABB) revealed that 92% of blindness in the Thai population is preventable and 76.8% is treatable. Moreover, the top three causes of blindness are: 1) cataracts 2) glaucoma and 3) corneal disease. Frequently, such vision problems are seen in those aged 50 and over. However, these vision problems are now seen in younger and younger people as time goes on.