LAHAN: After learning about the alarming situation of blindness in Nepal, the Christian Blind Mission (CBM), Germany, showed interest in addressing this chronic problem in the Himalayan nation. The CBM came to Nepal in December 1982 and signed an agreement with the Social Welfare Council to start working under Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh to eradicate blindness, with its base in the erstwhile Sagarmatha Zone.