Yes madam, it is true in my case only. I am too suffring from glaucoma my parants or my teachers could not diagnose my glaucoma till 10th class, i could see normal till that time but because of more prasure in 10th class exam my eye sight decreased but now i am using eye drops to maintain my eye sight is stagnant. now i am having some sight which i want to continue whole life. Vivek
On 3/8/12, Renuka Warriar <[email protected]> wrote: > Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2972205.ece > > HYDERABAD, March 8, 2012 > Glaucoma second largest cause of blindness > Special Correspondent > > India has an estimated 11.2 million people suffering from glaucoma > and, of them, 1.1 million are already blind, G. Chandrasekhar, > Director, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) said here on Wednesday. > > He said 90 per cent of glaucoma cases in India and some other > countries remain un-diagnosed while even in advanced countries the > figure was 50 per cent. Half of the cases were simply ‘missed' by > eyecare professionals. > > He was addressing a press conference to announce the ‘Glaucoma > Awareness Week' to be held between March 10 and 17, on the theme of > “Don't let glaucoma darken your life”. > > Sirisha Senthil, a glaucoma specialist at LVPEI, said a training > programme would be held for eyecare professionals at the LVPEI on > March 11 focussing on the need for doctors to take check for glaucoma > even patients came for a normal check-up. > > Anil Kumar Mondal, a child glaucoma specialist, said in most cases, > even grandmothers and auxiliary nurse midwives handling deliveries in > remote areas could make out that all was not well with a newborn's > eyes. Immediate surgery could make a world of difference in such > cases. > > Comments to : [email protected] Copyright © 2012, The Hindu > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
