October 25 , 2019
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	- The report looks at district-wise prevalence of blindness and visual impairment.
 
	- The survey randomly identified 31 districts with a sample size of about 93,000, among whom 18,000 were less than 50 years of age.
 
	- The report found that the prevalence of blindness is highest among those who are at least 80 years old (11.6%).
 
	- Untreated Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in people above 50 years.
 

                                 
                            
                                
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