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Billions of people in the world today suffer from blindness due to blindness. But 90% of blindness can be prevented through treatment. This visual defect not only affects an individual, but it also affects the economy of the country. Statistics show that visual impairment causes economic productivity loss of $410.9 billion globally.
One of the major health problems faced globally is anemia, hearing loss and thirdly vision loss. Most people know about cataracts, glaucoma, and refractive errors, but without knowing more about retina problems, they can lead to vision loss. Percentage due to retina problem. 6% people are blind.
Main cause of retinal problems
have diabetes (if diabetes is not under control) and
This type of problem occurs with age.
Blindness can be avoided by timely treatment of retina related problems.
What are the symptoms of retinal problems?
doesn't look good
Even a straight line looks crooked'
a part is not visible
fog appears blurry
Retina problem treatment
Retina problems are being treated with new technology. People with retinal problems have unstable, leaky, swollen blood vessels in their eyes. VEGF is an important pathway in retinal inflammation. Blocking the VEGF pathway prevents leakage of blood and fluid into the retina. Ang-2 also causes inflammation in the vessels of the eye. Treatment targeting this VEGF only partially resolves the problem. Currently the standard treatment is IVT, yet modern technology in treatment has not yet arrived. Only then this problem of blindness can be prevented to a great extent.
India has been successful in reducing cataract and glaucoma related blindness, but Retina related visual loss is increasing year by year. Several factors are responsible for this:
Lack of awareness among people about it,
Delay in diagnosis of disease,
uncontrolled diabetes,
visual loss with age,
Neglect of eye health
To prevent retina problems, awareness should be created about it and treatment should be done. As soon as the problem is detected, so that blindness due to retinal problems can be prevented, said Dr. Sribhargav Natesh, Director and Vitreo Retina Consultant, Nethra Eye Hospital, Bangalore.