The main cause of blindness is glaucoma.
Glucoma out for awareness. The fastest growing cause of blindness in the country is glaucoma. 1. More than 200 million people suffer from it, out of which 12 lakh have been caught blindness. In the future, this number will reach 2 to 3 million. World Glucoma Week is organized from 11 to 17 March for public awareness of disease.Prokop Vyas, former chief secretary and expert of the Glaucoma Society of India, told that glaucoma is the third largest cause of blindness in the world. It is also called genetic disease. Causes of serious injury to the eyes, frequent use of steroids, red eyes, etc. are major causes. During the week, Society members will make special sevenths for the screening of the disease. On the first day of the week, at 9 o'clock on the first day of the week, there will be awareness speech from Yashwant Club intersection. More than 200 doctors associated with the Indore Divisional Ophthalmological Society will participate in this speech with Indore Medical Association and will give information about the disease, prevention and prevention of the disease. Members of the society have set up special camps for investigation of illness. This information will be given full details about patients.
Treatment can be done in early stages.
Doctor Vyas said that glaucoma does not come again when the eyesight is gone. Initially, we should start treatment by detecting and diagnosing. 10 percent of the people know the timely illness. The early treatment of glaucoma is only by taking medicine, but sometimes patients are given laser or surgical treatment.
They live in Risk.
People with diabetes, whose eyes have high pressure, over 40 years of age, stagnant nearby, asthma or such patients, who are constantly using steroids, can be at risk of glaucoma.
