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Eye Health from A – Z
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Did You Know? Vision problems affect nearly
13.5
million children in the India.
Students, especially young ones, may not know that what they are experiencing is a vision problem
75% of all blindness and vision impairment is either preventable or treatable
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Start Young!
• Discovering vision problems early on in a child’s life is an important part of helping him or her do well in school. • Avoid frustration • Make reading easier • Make learning more enjoyable • In the case of some vision conditions, early detection and treatment is the only way to prevent loss of sight in the afflicted eye
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Common Eye Disorders in Children Nearsightedness (myopia) • Most common visual problem among students • Close objects are clear, far-away objects are blurry • Students may squint to see blackboard or presentation materials • Can be corrected with corrective lenses such as glasses or contact lenses Farsightedness (hyperopia) • Close objects are blurry, far-away objects are clear • Students may squint while reading or hold reading material farther away from face than normal • Can be corrected with corrective lenses such as glasses Astigmatism • Often co-occurs with nearsightedness or farsightedness • A type of refractive error caused by an abnormally shaped cornea http://www.aakasheyehospital.com/lasik.php • Can be corrected with corrective lenses such as glasses or contact lenses
Common Eye Disorders in Children Strabismus • • • •
Issue with eye muscles Student’s eyes appear to be focusing on two different points Often co-occurs with amblyopia Glasses or eye muscle exercises can treat strabismus. Sometimes surgery is needed.
Lazy Eye (Amblyopia) • • • • •
One eye is stronger than the other Student may show signs of strabismus, but the two do not always co-occur Over time, the brain may begin to disregard signals from the weaker eye If it is not detected early, amblyopia can lead to a permanent loss of sight in the weaker eye This disorder is only detectable through an eye exam from an optometrist or ophthalmologist
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Common Eye Disorders In Seniors • By age 65, one in three Americans have some vision-impairing eye disease • Most don’t know it—often there are no early warning signs • Poor sight is not a natural part of aging • You can take measures to preserve your sight • Have eye disease detected and treated early • Visit an eye doctor at least every 1-2 years
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Common Eye Conditions in Seniors • Presbyopia • Diminished ability to focus on near objects • Results in need for reading glasses or bifocals • Dimming of vision • Slight loss of retinal function • Beginning cataract(s) • Cataract(s) • Caused by eye’s lens becoming opaque • Smoking increases incidence of some types • Nearly everyone will have them by age 90 http://www.aakasheyehospital.com/lasik.php
Common Eye Conditions in Seniors • Dry eye • Caused by insufficient tears or by eyelid inflammation • Persistently painful, stinging or itchy eyes • Glaucoma • Gradually destroys optic nerve • Peripheral (side) vision lost first • Essential for seniors to have comprehensive eye exam at least every 1-2 years • AMD (age-related macular degeneration) • Leading cause of blindness and irreversible vision loss in seniors • Gradually destroys central retina (macula) needed for sharp vision • Three times more common in smokers http://www.aakasheyehospital.com/lasik.php
Facts about Eye Health – Worldwide • • • •
Somewhere in the world, someone goes blind every 5 seconds. A child goes blind every minute. 80% of all blindness is preventable or curable. It is estimated that at least 7 million people go blind every year.
• Worldwide some 180 million people are blind or visually disabled—the equivalent of two-thirds. • Rates of blindness will double by the year 2020 unless prevention efforts are intensified. • People in developing countries represent 90 percent of the world’s blind population and are 10 times more likely to go blind than those in developed countries. • Africa averages just one ophthalmologist for every 1.25 million people http://www.aakasheyehospital.com/lasik.php
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