ilens360.com has revolutionized the eyewear industry in the country with its omnichannel approach In Bangladesh, more than 750,000 people are blind among the 30+ population, of which 80% are due to cataracts. According to an official estimate, approximately 120,000 cataract patients are added every year. Over 6 million people in Bangladesh need vision correction by spectacles and other means. Appr
oximately 150,000 irreversible blind require rehabilitation. There are about 40,000 visually impaired women and children in Bangladesh, of whom an estimated 12,000 have cataracts. It is a matter of concern that 80% of the visually impaired persons live in rural areas where the treatment facilities are very poor as 90% of the doctors and paramedics are urban-based. The government is working to achieve goals set under Vision 2020. The National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital is coordinating the overall activities at national level. There are separate eye care units in all medical college hospitals and district-level general hospitals. A large number of hospitals in the private and non-government sectors and many international organisations are working to address avoidable blindness in the country and supporting the government in the development of the eye care sector. The International Centre of Eye Health, an affiliate of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine carried out a countrywide joint survey with the National Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangladesh. The survey revealed that 16.4 per cent of Bangladeshi adults -- both men and women -- who are over 30 years of age, regardless of whether they are from villages or cities, have defective eyesight (refractive error). This means about 3.3 million people have a problem with their eyesight (
