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Uneven distribution of eye specialists aggravates Kenya’s blindness plight

An eye exam at Nyeri Optica Centre during the World Sight Day. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI

More than a half of eye specialists (ophthalmologists) in Kenya are based in Nairobi as counties struggle with rising cases of blindness.

Data from the Health ministry shows that Kenya has 115 ophthalmologists, of which 60 are Nairobi-based.

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