World Glaucoma Day: Everyone is at risk—early detection is the only defence
3 weeks, 1 day ago

World Glaucoma Day: Everyone is at risk—early detection is the only defence

Firstpost  

Glaucoma, one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide today, is a critical health issue that demands attention and awareness. On this World Glaucoma Day, Firstpost spoke with Dr. Ramanjit Sihota, a renowned expert from Shroff Eye Centre to discuss the disease’s causes, risk factors and the critical importance of early detection and treatment. Dr. Sihota: Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, which connects the eyes to the brain. Eating well, managing blood pressure and sugar levels, reducing stress, and engaging in aerobic exercise can positively impact glaucoma and eye pressure. Certain individuals are at higher risk: *Those over 40 years of age *People with a family history of glaucoma *Individuals with myopia *Those with diabetes or hypertension *People using steroids, commonly for asthma or skin conditions These individuals should have regular check-ups with an eye specialist to monitor for optic nerve damage or elevated eye pressure.

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Discover yoga for glaucoma
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Discover yoga for glaucoma

New Indian Express  

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Glaucoma: Understanding, Diagnosis, and Treatment
1 year, 5 months ago

Glaucoma: Understanding, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Deccan Chronicle  

Glaucoma is a chronic eye condition that quietly progresses, leading to permanent vision loss. The optic nerve damage occurs due to elevated intraocular pressure, but surprisingly, Glaucoma can also develop with seemingly normal eye pressure. These risk factors include age over 60, diabetes, hypertension, a history of major eye injury or surgery, a family predisposition to Glaucoma, and the use …

Protect Your Vision: The Link between Eye Care, Myopia, Glaucoma, and Diabetes
1 year, 11 months ago

Protect Your Vision: The Link between Eye Care, Myopia, Glaucoma, and Diabetes

News 18  

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Suffering from glaucoma? Stop performing these 7 Yoga asanas
2 years, 2 months ago

Suffering from glaucoma? Stop performing these 7 Yoga asanas

Hindustan Times  

Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that is caused by the increased fluid pressure within the eye that can damage the optic nerve which transmits images to the brain. Stop performing these 7 Yoga asanas In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar, Founder of Akshar Yoga Institutions, Himalaya Yoga Ashrama and World Yoga Organisation, shared, “In patients suffering …

World Glaucoma Day 2021: All you need to know
4 years ago

World Glaucoma Day 2021: All you need to know

India Today  

World Glaucoma Day is observed every year on March 12, is to raise awareness about glaucoma and to alert everyone to have regular eye check-ups to detect glaucoma as early as possible. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness, but with early treatment, the damage may get limited and sight may be saved. So the World Glaucoma …

Young Indians in the radar of glaucoma
7 years ago

Young Indians in the radar of glaucoma

ABP News  

New Delhi, Mar 18 : With over 70% of the Indians at a risk of developing glaucoma, on an average, over two lakh of them lose vision. "Awareness should be spread to eliminate blindness caused by glaucoma by encouraging people to get regular eye checks done which also includes optic nerve examination. People with a family history of diabetes, hypertension, …

Avoiding the blind alley
8 years, 9 months ago

Avoiding the blind alley

The Hindu  

India shoulders the largest burden of global blindness and while cataract and refraction errors, the key causes of blindness, are better studied, glaucoma — the third largest cause — is known among specialists as the “silent thief of human sight”. Glaucoma is an eye disease characterised by damage to the optic nerve due to raised pressure inside the eyes, ultimately …

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