Prevalence of cataract among 200 people aged > 40 years in Ansipalayam Village and the study of associated risk factors Project done by = t= 1 tT D.S.Priya A.Sandip Chandrasekar av) -] Lal oN LAAT: 1INTRODUCTION Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide, accounting for visual loss in about half of the world’s estimated 23 million persons with best corrected acuities of 3/60 or worse. The number of cataract blind could reach close to 40 million by the year 2025. The study by ICMR showed a wide range of prevalence of cataract form 30.1-72.2%. Southern India showed much higher rates as compared to other centers. The study estimated a cataract backlog of 7.53 million cases with majority in rural areas. An estimated 2.2 million people develop cataract every year. cataract. Hence" ech SEACKNOWLEDGEMENT Special thanks to Dr. Thomas V.Chacko, Professor and Head of the department community medicine. Our guide Dr.Ravishankar Associate professor. Dr.Anil C Mathew. Dr. Jeeva mala, Department of ophthalmology. Dr. Thilagavathi, Dr. Angusamy, Medical officer, Arisipalayam PHC.