Eye health - it’s link to our overall health and how to preserve it.
Saving Lives In Slow Motion · Dr Ayan Panja
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Show Notes
Sight is one of our special senses. At least 2.2 billion people have some kind of visual impairment.
In this episode I look at common eye presentations, why they occur and how we can prevent them.
Trachoma - a leading cause of preventable blindness: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/trachoma
Glaucoma: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/glaucoma/symptoms-causes/syc-20372839
Cataracts: https://www.rnib.org.uk/your-eyes/eye-conditions-az/cataracts/
Retinopathy: https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-diabetic-retinopathy
Dry eyes: https://www.rnib.org.uk/your-eyes/eye-conditions-az/dry-eye/
Diet and supplements for eyes: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321226
Lutein: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6164534/
Free radicals: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318652
AMD: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/agerelated-macular-degeneration-amd
Blue light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32F24gboCac
Eye strain: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eyestrain/symptoms-causes/syc-20372397
OCT test: https://eyeguru.org/essentials/interpreting-octs/
Blocked tear duct - common in babies: https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/diseases-conditions/blocked-tear-duct
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