New Delhi: India’s National Health Portal (NHPI) says that four out of five people worldwide have a visual impairment that could have been avoided. According to this, 80 percent of blindness can be prevented with treatment.
World Sight Day, which is observed every year on the second Thursday of October, highlights the importance of efforts that encourage the prevention of avoidable blindness and visual loss.
This time it is on 14 October.
World Sight Day is coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) under WHO’s ‘Vision 2020: The Right to Sight’ global initiative.
This year’s theme is “Love Your Eyes”.
According to WHO, the leading causes of vision loss globally are refractive errors, age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, corneal opacity, diabetic retinopathy and trachoma.
tips for healthy eyes
According to the NHPI, there are certain habits that can be adopted to have healthy eyes.
1. Eat Well: Include more and more green vegetables in your diet. Ensure regular consumption of yellow and red fruits
2. No Smoking: Smoking serves as a risk factor for cataracts, macular degeneration and optic nerve damage.
3. Sunglasses: Shadows protect the eyes from the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Protective goggles or safety goggles should also be used during hazardous work.
4. Look away from the screen: Follow the 20:20:20 rule. You should rest your eyes every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds
5. Maintain Cleanliness: Make sure your hands are clean if you rub or touch your eyes.
6. Routine Eye Exams: Visit an ophthalmologist regularly and get your eyes checked, so that any problems can be detected in time and treatment can be started immediately
7. No OTC Medicines: Avoid taking over-the-counter (OTC) medicines if you have an eye infection
8. Exercise Regularly: Regular exercise makes your eyes healthy apart from keeping your body fit
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