{
  "id": 3574879,
  "title": "Cataracts drive avoidable blindness in over two million Nigerians – Ophthalmologist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/cataracts-drive-avoidable-blindness-in-over-two-million-nigerians",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:56:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/905569-cataracts-drive-avoidable-blindness-in-over-two-million-nigerians-ophthalmologist.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rafindadi said that despite ongoing efforts to tackle avoidable blindness, the country has not achieved the cataract surgical rates required to reduce the burden significantly. The post Cataracts drive avoidable blindness in over two million Nigerians – Ophthalmologist appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}