Eye health - it’s link to our overall health and how to preserve it.
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
Smoking: https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/tobacco_control/smoking_can_lead_to_vision_loss_or_blindness.htm
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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