They led a life on the margin of socie ty with few chances of integration. According to official statistics more th an 10.000 of the 2.5 million inhabitants of the T.A.R. are blind. Compared t o most areas in the world this is well above the average ratio. Inadequate medical care also plays a role.
Cataracts are widespread.
Indeed governmental and pr ivate organizations have set up eye-camps where medical surgery is being per formed and local doctors are taught to do the procedure. However, there is a large group of blind people that can't be helped this way. For this group of people the Project for the Blind, Tibet was founded. EProject for the Blind, Tibet F e 0.