Case study: Creating demand for cataract surgery amongst the hard-to-reach in India

In many countries, the number of cataract operations performed is inadequate to deal even with the people who have newly become blind from cataract, let alone those who are already blind or visually impaired.

This case study from Chitrakoot, central India, which shows how a rural hospital – Sadguru Netra Chikatsalaya (SNC), Sri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust – successfully created demand for cataract surgery amongst the hard-to-reach and kept surgery affordable.

Improving cataract services in the Indian context