AHUJA LASER EYE CENTRE

212, Parmanand Colony, Main Road

Dr. Sanjay Ahuja & Dr. Aparna Ahuja

Healthy Body Harbors Healthy Eyes

Fresh fruits & green vegetables provide Anti-oxidants which prevent cataract, Retinal degenerations, etc. in old age.

Fruits, green leafy vegetables, Papaya, tomatoes, milk, fish are rich in vitamin-A and good for eyes.

Eye Hygiene

• Avoid rubbing, touching of eyes with dirty hands.
• Don’t share towels, hanky, and glasses.
• Avoid physical contact with Eye-flu patient.
• Contact lens users must wash hands before handling them.

Eye Injuries

• Injuries are the most common cause of acquired blindness in childhood.
• Play safe on Holi & Diwali.
• Avoid looking at solar-eclipse, arc-welding with naked eyes.
• Wear only UV-filtering sun-glasses (UV rays cause cataract & many other eye diseases).
• Polycarbonate glasses are shatter proof.
• Play safe during cricket, badminton, lawn-tennis, etc.
• Sometimes a simple looking injury may cause blindness.

Computer Strain

• Excessive computer work without break or adequate blinking causes eye-strain, headache & dryness.
• Radiation from computer is a myth.
• Keep monitor at slightly lower level than eyes.

Mobile Phone Strain

• Excessive mobile watching
• can cause accommodative spasm & constant irritating eyes & headaches.
• Dry eyes is also common in them leading to constant rubbing with frequent eye boils & infections.

TV Watching

• Effects same as of watching computers.
• Don’t watch in totally dark room.
• Watch at maximum possible distance.
• Avoid reflections off the TV screen.

Reading

• Proper posture during reading is must.
• Avoid physical strain while reading.
• 30 cm (1 foot) is the normal reading distance.
• Keep book at a lower level than the chin.
• Proper illumination avoids straining the eyes.
• Avoid reflections off the glossy pages of book.

Refractive Errors (e.g. Myopia)

• Family history is important.
• Vitamin-A has no role.
• Very unequal glasses power in two eyes can make one eye lazy for the lifetime, if not treated before 7 years of age.
• Eye screening before 7 years is thus must for every child.
• One eye weakness may not be known, always regularly check yourself with one eye closed at a time.

Eye-Drops

• No panacea eye drops are there in the world.
• No need for any eye-drops for normal eyes.
• Lubricants may be used for computer & mobiles related dryness.
• No eye-drops are useful for cataract.

Common Eye Diseases

• India harbours maximum number of blinds in the world (around 25 million people)
• Cataract (Safed motea) is common disease of old age. Surgery is the only treatment.
• Glaucoma (Kala motea) can cause irreversible blindness.
• Diabetes can be blinding, if goes unchecked in eyes.

How to Prevent Eye Diseases

• Eat healthy, well balanced diet.
• Avoid injuries; use UV filter or polycarbonate glasses.
• Avoid excessive TV, computer & mobile watching.
• Palming soothes the eyes.
• First eye check-up by 5 years of age by an eye-surgeon is must to detect lazy eye, etc.
• Periodic annual checkups required especially after 40 years of age, those using spectacles, those with family history of eye disease, etc.

Take care of your eye; they will take care of you.

Wish you healthy eyes and good vision for the lifetime!

Thank You!