In March 2022, the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation, in collaboration with the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, staged a cataract microsurgical camp in Doramba, Nepal. This turned out to be one of the biggest outreach camps held in the mountainous regions of Nepal.
Across the world, women disproportionately make up 64.5% of the visually impaired population. Whilst the reasons for this are numerous, studies have shown that in developing nations in particular, men are 46% more likely to receive sight-restoring surgery than women.
Born in 1954, Sanduk Ruit was raised in the small, remote village of Olangchunggola which sat on the border of Tibet in the Taplejung district of northeast Nepal. The ice-covered village was 3200 metres above sea level and was home to around 200 people. Olangchunggola, also known as Walung village, is one of the most isolated places and sits at the bottom of Mount Kanchenjunga, the third largest mountain in the world.
Across the world, women make up 64.5% of the visually impaired population. Over the last few years, we have seen that in some developing nations, men are 46% more likely to receive sight-restoring surgery compared to their female counterparts.
Across the globe, many suffer from vision loss and/or blindness that could have been avoided entirely. The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has made the 13th of October World Sight Day. This is a day for many organisations, such as the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation, to come together and work alongside governments and healthcare providers to discuss the importance of curing global needless blindness.
Across the developing world, there is a multitude of reasons that many people suffer from blindness. One of the leading causes is that many communities live in isolated communities where they cannot access eye care or any sort of healthcare. So what are the other reasons?
