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Ghana

• There are an estimated 45 million blind people and 135 million visually impaired people worldwide.
• 80% of blindness is preventable or curable.
• There are 48 qualified optometrists in Ghana, with 1 optometrist per 396,000 people.
• There are 43 ophthalmologists in Ghana, with 1 ophthalmologist per 442,000 people.
• Some regions, such as Tamale, have 1 ophthalmologist per 2 million people.
• Around 50% of blindness in sub-Saharan Africa is due to cataract.
• Approximately 7.1% of the world's blind people live in sub-Saharan Africa