Pakistan Faces High Childhood Blindness Rates Due to Genetic Disorders
Al-Shifa Trust urges early diagnosis, offers free testing to tackle vision loss Genetic Disorders Behind Most Childhood Blindness in Pakistan Recent research by Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital shows that hereditary and congenital disorders account for 40–60% of childhood blindness cases in Pakistan. Experts say the lack of early genetic testing leaves many children blind for…