Ophthalmological Society of SA warns Type 2 Diabetes rise doubles cataract risk [SOUND]

# The Ophthalmological Society of South Africa has warned that people with Type 2 Diabetes face double the risk of developing cataracts, the leading cause of preventable blindness. Eyecare Awareness Month started on Saturday until 17 October, with its Right to Sight Trust set to perform over one-thousand free surgeries nationwide. Doctor Mpopi Lenake says cataracts are treatable, but delays, limited specialists, and low awareness still cause unnecessary vision loss in South Africans: