India has the largest number of blind children in the world, many of which are born with cataracts. A simple surgery early in life can reverse this condition. But in India, poverty and lack of access to health care shall record most children with congenital cataracts to a life in the dark. Prakash project was launched in 04 to provide cataract surgery in older children and young adults who were considered beyond help because they passed a critical age when the vision develops in the brain. The project has so far provided nearly 500 children and young adults in the light, and in the process revealed some surprising insights into how the brain learns to see. Read the full story here.
Into the light: Restoring vision
Into the light: Restoring vision -
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