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The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. is planning to cover expenses for prescription eyeglasses before the year ends, Vonne Aquino reported Thursday on "State of the Nation."Cooleen Garcia, 31, is near-sighted and has astigmatism. She spent P4,000 on her prescription glasses, a big chunk of her budget, supposedly spent on her child.Meanwhile, her co-worker Jayson Umali is experiencing a blurring of vision. Since he has no budget, he uses eyeglasses that are not prescribed by a doctor.
“Nakakatulong siya lalo na kung libre ,” Umali said.Based on a study by the World Health Organization, 50% of the world’s population would be near-sighted by 2050.Based on the 2018 Philippine Eye Disease Study, 1.98% of the Philippine population has visual impairment while two million are partially blind.The Integrated Philipines Associate of Optometrists will help PhilHealth in creating the guidelines for the package.
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