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16 Tips to keep eye problem at bay in monsoon As monsoon has arrived, increase in patients number with eye problems is being reported. According to Dr Abhishek Mehra, Eye Specialist, CG Eye hospital , here are some of the precautions which you should take during monsoons to maintain good eye health. ·          Precautions are usually based on hygiene. ·          Avoid touching your eyes with dirty hands. ·           If you (or someone around you) suspect you’ve got or are getting conjunctivitis, wash your eyes gently and use a cold compress. The best thing would be to see a doctor. ·          If someone at home is down with conjunctivitis, wash your hands after administering drops. ·          Redness, irritation & itching are common monsoon-related problems,...
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Care For Eye Injury In Diwali Dr Anil Gupta, renowned  Ophthalmologist  (Eye specialist)at Ganesh Eye Hospital,Raipur says while burning crackers in the festival of light Diwali, unfortunately at times  happenings  take place resulting in injuries. Here we provide you list of precautions which you should follow if eye injury has occurred: Dr Anil Gupta explains that an eye injury may have complaints like diminishing vision, redness, watering and inability to open the eye. The injury may present with a lid tear, tear in conjunctiva, sclera-corneal tear with protrusion of eye contents or blood in the eye. Dr Anil Gupta, Eye Specialist, Shree Ganesh Eye Hospital, Raipur   He suggests that the care one should take once the injury has occurred is: • Wear protective goggles while lighting fireworks to prevent eye injuries • Immediately flush the eye with water. Hold the eye under a basin or shower, or pour water into the eye using a clean contain...
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World Sight Day: 11 October 2013 World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness, visual impairment and rehabilitation of the visually impaired . World Sight Day is observed around the world by all partners involved in preventing visual impairment or restoring sight. It is also the main advocacy event for the prevention of blindness and for "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight", a global effort to prevent blindness created by WHO and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. According to WHO estimates: §   About 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide: §   39 million are blind and §   246 million have low vision (severe or moderate visual impairment) §   preventable cause are as high as 80% of the total global visual impairment burden §   About 90% of the world's visually impaired people live in developing countries §   Globally, uncorrected refractive errors are th...