New Delhi, October 13,2022: The World Sight Day is commemorated every year on the second Thursday of October, and this year it is being celebrated on October 13 with the theme ‘Love Your Eyes’. The aim of celebrating this day is to bring global attention on vision impairment, including blindness.
Worldwide, around 1 billion people have near or distance vision impairment that can be prevented. Vision impairment affects people of all ages, especially people aged above 50 years. Vision impairment and blindness has a permanent effect on all aspects of life, including daily activities, interacting with the community, school and work opportunities and the ability to access public services.
Globally, unoperated cataract and uncorrected refractive error are the foremost causes of vision impairment. Other causes such as dry eyes, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, infectious diseases of the eye, and trauma, however, cannot be ignored and need to be addressed.
Myopia, which is also referred as Near-sightedness, has also become more widespread worldwide in the recent times. Today, world over the occurrence of myopia exceeds 28%, and it is expected to affect 50 percent of the world’s population to some degree by 2050. Increased screen time and other lifestyle choices are leading to a increase in the incidences of Myopia. Covid pandemic also led to a major increase in screen time, especially in children and recent studies indicate a looming myopia epidemic. An increase in outdoor activities has shown to limit the development of myopia and have a positive effect on overall eye health says Dr. Archana S, Regional Head- Clinical Services, Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital
Tips for eye health and reducing myopia in children
Increased time spent on gadgets not only increases the risk of developing myopia but also increased dryness of the eyes. The prevalence of dry eyes is also estimated to be around 50 percent of the population and is often underdiagnosed. Computer vision syndrome refers to dryness and fatigue of the eyes, while staring at any screen be it the mobile, laptop or the desktop. Infrequent blinking of the eyes during screen time contributes to evaporation of the tear film of the eye.
Easy tips for eye health while using screen devices
This year the aim of World Sight Day is to have over 1 million people pledge to have their eyes tested. This theme and goal draw attention to the importance of being aware of our own eye health and taking ownership of this task on individuals.
This World Sight Day let’s all remember and adhere to the 4 P’s to good eye health: prevent, protect, preserve, and prioritize.
Corporate Comm India (CCI Newswire)
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