Latest Articles in blindness
50% Of Truck Drivers With Compromised Vision: Tests Result
According to the doctor, the unorganized nature of their work discourages truck drivers from taking their health issues seriously. Most of them hail from rural areas with no facility of preventive or curative eye check-ups. As a result, they have never been screened for glasses or eye diseases
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Johnson & Johnson Vision Brings Tecnis Synergy Lens To Treat Cataracts In India
Cataracts are the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide, impacting more than 100 million eyes, with more than 90 per cent of people developing cataracts by the age of 65
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Protecting Vision And Raising Awareness On Eye Donation Against Growing Menace Of Blindness In India
Due to a lack of awareness, religious or social reserves, etc., eye donation is yet to get its due importance in India. The country lags behind in eye donation due to false social taboos, which needs to be addressed immediately
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Retinopathy Of Prematurity’s Early Detection Can Yearly Save 5,000 Babies From Blindness
ROP is a sight-threatening disease of the retina that can lead to permanent blindness if left untreated. It occurs due to abnormal proliferation of developing retinal blood vessels in premature and infants with low birth weight
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How Untreated Keratoconus Can Lead To Permanent Vision Loss
Keratoconus usually occurs during the teenage years however, it can also start in the childhood years.
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Eye Care During COVID-19
For the ones who suffered from COVID-19 were at more risk of eyesight issues as was evident from the rising cases of Mucormycosis and accompanied blindness.
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Need for vision rehabilitation in India
Vision impairment and blindness describes functional vision loss that cannot be corrected to within the normal range with spectacles, contact lenses or medical interventions such as surgery. Vision rehabilitation can potentially benefit people with vision impairment & there is an urgent need to act
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