MISSION NETRA

MISSION NETRA

Eye health interventions focused on screening and treating adults with cataract

Among the major causes of visual impairment in those above the age of 50 years, 71% is due to cataract. Cataract can hamper the quality of life of an individual and can lead to other issues such as loss of productivity, mobility and also lead to anxiety and depression in some. In order to address the issue of cataract among socio-economically challenged communities, the Mission Netra programme provides timely eye health interventions. The programme enables high quality cataract surgeries and provides medicines, transportation, hospital stay and nutritious meals for individuals from marginalised communities, at no cost to the patient. The cataract surgery provided under Mission Netra programme enables a higher quality of life for persons provided with this service. A recent study4 found that USD 4 of economic gain can be made for every USD 1 spent on eye healthcare in developing countries. Evidence also suggests that eye health boosts the broader economy and provides other benefits such as freeing women and young girls from the time they would have otherwise spent on caring for visually impaired family members.

2.36+ MILLION SURGERIES PROVIDED AT NO COST

(From inception till March 2021)