Cataracts cure not popular

Sun, 03 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): Health Minister Sujudi estimates that, of the
250 new cataract patients in Indonesia each year, only 50 can
afford to undergo surgery for the condition.

The minister says there are now 1.6 million Indonesians
suffering from cataracts who have not undergone any form of
surgery.

Speaking at the opening of the eighth International Conference
on Cataracts in Bali on Friday evening, Sujudi said that the
implant method of cataract treatment is not popular in Indonesia
because it is expensive. Only five percent of Indonesians
undergoing cataract surgery can afford the implant operation, he
added, as quoted by Antara.

Experts from the United States, Japan, Australia, Singapore,
India, Malaysia and Indonesia are discussing 25 papers at the
three-day conference. (sim)

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