Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) in Assam have developed a new device for non-invasive detection of diabetic retinopathy. The point-of-care device was developed by the researchers in collaboration with Sankaradeva Nethralaya Guwahati. The research, funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Ministries of Human Resource and Development […]
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Eye care boon in Andhra Pradesh
The third phase of the Dr YSR Kanti Velugu programme – an Andhra Pradesh initiative providing eye care – commenced earlier this week and comes as a boon for the state’s elders. In the third phase of the scheme, approximately 57 lakh people above the age of sixty will receive eye care free of charge. […]
Diabetic retinopathy boon courtesy of MaxiVision
A Hyderabad-based hospital is offering a boon to diabetics to help them to take care of their eye health, with free screening for diabetic retinopathy being offered. The initiative will roll out at the MaxiVision Super Specialty Eye Hospital commencing today, which marks World Diabetes Day. The screening programme will run until November 30th, operating […]
World Diabetes Day: India’s growing crisis
Some regard India to be the diabetes capital of the world, its diabetic population outweighing the entire population of some nations. With November 14th marking World Diabetes Day, it provides an opportunity for India to appraise its diabetes crisis. According to the International Diabetes Federation, diabetes affects 8.8 percent of India’s adult population with 72,946,400 […]
Eye health at risk in Delhi thanks to pollution
Pollution is associated with a plethora of detrimental health effects – and eye health is among the facets of wellbeing which take a hit when pollution levels are high. Delhi is currently grappling with a major pollution crisis, with air quality levels plummeting to the extent that a public health emergency was declared in the […]
Dry eye disease boon in Chennai
Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital in Chennai has become home to a facility for the diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease, a condition on the rise in India. Thiru D. Jayakumar, Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms in the Tamil Nadu state government, inaugurated the facility. By 2030, 275 million Indians could be […]
Visual impairment: How does India fare?
On visual impairment, India has performed well against World Health Organization (WHO) benchmarks in reducing its number of cases. In India, more than sixty million people experience some form of visual impairment and the country is home to twenty percent of the world’s blind population. However, significant progress has been made in recent years. Since […]
Diabetes: An Indian epidemic
Diabetes continues to be a disease of epidemic proportions in India, as new government figures remind us. The overall prevalence of diabetes in the country is 11.8 percent, with men and women almost equally affected. Twelve percent of men are diabetic, compared to 11.7 percent of women. The findings come from the National Diabetes and […]
YSR Kanti Velugu: Eye care boon in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh commemorated World Sight Day with the launch of a Rs 560.88 crore scheme providing free eye care. One in five Indians miss out on eye health checkups, making such initiatives a boon to the citizens’ sight. Chief Minister Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy launched the initiative, entitled ‘YSR Kanti Velugu’, at the Anantapuram Junior […]
Eye checkups: Why do so many Indians miss out?
Just one in five Indians receive regular eye checkups according to new research, which also reveals that many do not follow their doctors’ advice about looking after their eyes despite their eye health being important to them. India is home to more than sixty million people affected by some form of visual impairment. Despite this, […]