Many Americans Miss the Mark on Eye Diseases and Conditions....NAMO can have prevention of blindness as major project......

Alok adds: India has highest number of blinds in the world. Blinds become non productive. Their ability to be very active comes down to just managing daily personal chorus. So this large number of people become liability on family and nation. But we are not trying to prevent blindness and not doing enough to research and treat blinds. Education to prevent blindness is not spread. Even eye specialists are not equipped properly to detect early Glaucoma and Optic neuritis and similar blinding diseases.Stem cell treatment research must also be given priority.

See the statistics  from America a highly educated and health conscious country on ignoring eye

Many Americans Miss the Mark on Eye Diseases and Conditions.

A recent survey of 1,000 adults shows that nearly half -- 47% -- worry more about losing their sight than about losing their memory and their ability to walk or hear. But almost 30% indicated that they don't get their eyes checked. Many Americans are unaware of the warning signs of eye diseases and conditions that could cause damage and blindness if not detected and treated soon enough. Let's take a look at some of the most common eye diseases and conditions.