Eneida Pérez, head of the Cataract Service and director of the Ocular Microsurgery Center of the Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology (ICO), located in this capital city, explained that the post-pandemic crisis affecting the world has also dented the work of that unit of the National Health System.

The inhuman sanctions of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by Washington against Havana for more than 60 years have aggravated the situation.

When the center was inaugurated 35 years ago, it treated cataract conditions and those caused by refractive effects such as hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism and glaucoma.

At present, the center’s main focus is on cataract surgery, the specialist commented.

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