Caring Your Vision - Special Aspects

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Caring Your Vision - Special Aspects
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Synopsis

1. Status of eye diseases in the U.S. Why you
   should visit your ophthalmologist more often
2. Get your fact and advice on age-related macular
   degeneration
3. Diabetic retinopathy whats happening around the
   world?

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Status of eye diseases in the U.S. Why you
should visit your ophthalmologist more often

• Latest available numbers show that over 24.4
  million Americans age 40 and older have been
  diagnosed with cataracts while a shocking 50 of
  all Americans are estimated to develop the
  disease by the time they are 75. Another 7.7
  million Americans age 40 and older are battling
  diabetic retinopathy and 2.7 million suffer
  glaucoma. And the figures go on and they grow
  with millions being diagnosed with dry eye or eye
  infections. To paint a bigger picture, the
  population of the U.S. as of 2017 is just over
  329 million people with so many being prone to
  face a life-limiting disease that may have
  otherwise a reduced the impact if action would
  have being taken.
• Eyes are one of the few body parts that rarely
  hurt when something is wrong happening, so having
  regular eye tests is important to help become
  aware of any potentially dangerous illnesses.
  Ophthalmologists can also identify and predict
  early onset of mental illnesses and as well
  cardiovascular disease or liver conditions.
• Having a family history of eye disease also is a
  factor that increases the risks of developing one
  for you. Just as normal as it is to talk to your
  healthcare professional about your family history
  of cardiovascular disease or cancer, for
  instance, is providing an as complete as possible
  record. Take for instance AMD it is thought to
  have a gene-related cause, increasing chances to
  as much as half of suffering from it later on if
  one of the members of your family did too.

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Get your fact and advice on age-related macular
degeneration

• What to look out for
• Age-related macular degeneration typically
  affects people age 50 and older . Because its
  causes are not entirely known and the symptoms
  are unnoticeable in early stages, regular
  check-ups are recommended. An ophthalmologist
  will conduct an eye exam and look for yellow
  toned deposits around the macula area of the
  retina, and called drusen. The symptoms that
  should alarm patients are blurred central vision
  and struggling to see fine details.
• Two types of macular degeneration
• This devastating condition splits into two main
  categorieswet and dry. They are named after
  the way the disease affects the eyes inside,
  however it does not necessarily mean that a
  patient would experience either watery or dry
  sensations. Dry aged-related macular degeneration
  is the most recurrent type. It has a slow and
  irreversible progression damaging central vision.
  In the latest stages it causes a blank area in
  the eyes central vision, typically in both eyes,
  but it never leads to total blindness.
• What can you do to prevent it
• There are several things specialists recommend in
  an effort to prevent or reduce the chances of
  getting an age-related macular degeneration
  diagnosis. Among the most important habits a
  person can benefit from quitting is smoking. Just
  imagine that people who smoke are four times more
  exposed to developing macular degeneration,
  public health experts at the University of
  Manchester said in a British Medical Journal .

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Diabetic retinopathy whats happening around the
world?

• Losing vision because of diabetes complications
  is irreversible for most of the times, which is
  why it is always better to try and prevent
  retinopathy from happening than try to treat it.
  Comprehensive dilated eye tests should be taken
  at least every year. Unfortunately, in developing
  or under developing countries resources and
  healthcare services are either insufficient,
  inaccessible or unaffordable for many.
• If you think about the fact that early detection
  and treatment reduces the risk of blindness by a
  staggering 95, it becomes a lot clearer why
  treatment should be delayed as little as
  possible. This would also take some of the
  burdens pressure on countries. There are steps,
  patients can take on their own to minimize risks
  like adopting an intensive blood glucose
  management program. By making appropriate
  lifestyle choices regarding nutrition, exercising
  and medication, the onset of retinopathy can be
  prevented by 76.
• If you have already been diagnosed with diabetic
  retinopathy, there are several treatment options
  available. Injectables have been reporting
  positive results in restoring or improving vision
  for people who can tolerate having them performed
  in their eyes. Other options include laser
  surgery or corticosteroids.

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