Bangladesh, Nov. 4 -- The government aims to conduct 10 lakh cataract surgeries and distribute 1 crore prescription glasses by 2030 under its National Eye Health Action Plan for 2026-30, State Minister for Health MA Muhit said on Tuesday.

The plan also targets providing expanded referral-based eye care to 2 crore people during the five-year period.

Muhit announced the commitments in a recorded video message aired at the World Eye Health Summit on Tuesday.

The summit is being hosted by the government of Antigua and Barbuda in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and international development partners, with Bangladesh serving as a co-host.

In his message, Muhit said preventable blindness and vision impairment were not...