eye care shubhada
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Eye care presentation on 6th nov 2011 at Rotary club of sapna gardenTRANSCRIPT
EYE CARE Shubhada Kudtalkar
C.E.OPhalke City Eye Hospital
WHY EYE CARE ?
General Misconceptions The glass number reduces or disappears by
continuous use of glasses.
Watching TV or working on computers is
harmful to eyes. All headaches are due to eye problem
All eye check ups are same.
Some drops has to be instilled in the eyes regularly for keeping them clean .
EYE CARE IN ELDERLY
REGULAR EYE CHECK UP
CATARACT
GLAUCOMA
IF SUSPECT – YEARLY
IF DETECTED – 3 / 6 MONTHLY /AS ADVISED
DIABETES
EVERY 6 / 12 MONTHS –FOR RETINAL CHECK UP
EYE CARE IN CHILDREN
Read in a good light
Avoid reading in lying down position
Get eye check-up done if the child complains of headache, eye ache / inability to see the blackboard clearly
Deviation of eyes.
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CATARACT
Cataract cannot be operated till it rips.
All Operating Techniques are same
Hospitalization of 3-4 days is necessary.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma
Field of Vision
• In the initial stages of glaucoma, people tend to lose side vision
• central vision is affected as the damage to the optic nerve progresses
Diabetes Affects Eye
• Lens: Variations in blood sugar can cause variations in the power of the lens.
• Retina: Diabetic Retinopathy is when the retinal blood vessels become leaky and can ultimately bleed profusely.
Vitreous Hemorrhage
EMMETROPIA
RAYS
FROM AN OBJECT GET FOCUSED
ON THE
RETINA
REFRACTIVE ERRORS
HYPERMETROPIA
RAYS
FROM AN OBJECT GET FOCUSED BEHIND THE RETINA
REFRACTIVE ERRORS
MYOPIA
RAYS
FROM AN
OBJECT GET
FOCUSED
IN FRONT OF
THE RETINA
TREATMENT OF REFRACTIVE ERROR
Glasses
Contact Lenses
Surgery
Major Causes of Blindness
• Cataract• Glaucoma• Diabetic/Hypertensive
Retinopathy• Corneal Blindness
What is Corneal Blindness
Treatment for Corneal Blindness
• Transplantation of Cornea Transplantation of Cornea from Donated Eyefrom Donated Eye
•Eye Donation……Eye Donation……
Need for Need for
Social MovementSocial Movement
• Total blindness Total blindness
in India –in India –
15 Millions15 Millions
• Corneal blindness Corneal blindness
in India – in India –
Nearly 2.5 MillionsNearly 2.5 Millions
MajorityMajority of them are of them are young adultsyoung adults
Total Eye Donation Total Eye Donation
throughout throughout
the country last yearthe country last year
39,00039,000
There is demand of about There is demand of about
One millionOne million eyes per annum eyes per annum
• What is Eye Donation ?What is Eye Donation ?
How the donated eyeHow the donated eye
is used ?is used ?
Who can donate eyes ?
.....
Anybody
Is there a disfigurement
after eye donation ?Not at all….
Contact Eye Bank at the earliest
Eyes of the deceased to be kept closed
Keep head raised
Switch off the fans
Keep death certificate ready
Take good care of your eyes
It’s a gift from GOD !
Thank you