Originally published February 7 2006
Ophthalmologist believes alternative medicine can reduce the number of India's blind people
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Dr. I S Roy, a well-respected ophthalmologist, recently spoke at Kamarhati in North 24 Parganas about the potential of alternative medicine to prevent and treat blindness, which could prove to be crucial to the future of Indian health car, in light of the country's 80 million blind patients.
Eminent opthalmologist Dr I S Roy has said that blindess could be prevented as well as treated effectively through alternative medicine.
He was addressing an award distribution ceremony at Kamarhati in North 24 Parganas on Saturday.
Dr Roy further said at least 20 per cent blind people could be cured through alternative medicines rather than by allopathic treatment.
He informed that at least 80 million people in India were suffering from blindness and the figure was likely to double by 2020 despite the launch of various health-care programmes by the government.
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