International Volunteer Opportunities Details
Details for Chennai, India
September 1-15; September 15-30; October 1-15; October 15-31; November 1-15; November 15-30 (volunteers may participate in more than 1 session)
India
- There are an estimated 45 million blind people and 135 million visually impaired people worldwide.
- 80% of blindness is preventable or curable.
- There are 8.9 million blind people in India. 23.5% of the world's blind live in India.
- There are 11,000 ophthalmologists, which is 1 ophthalmologist per 95,414 people.
- Cataract blindness affects 5.3% of adults over the age of 50.
- 62.4% of bilateral blindness in adults over the age of 50 is due to cataract, which can be cured.