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Army Hospital Delhi performs first-ever high-tech Glaucoma surgery
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a landmark achievement for Indian medicine, the Ophthalmology Department at Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, has successfully performed India's first-ever 3D Flex Aqueous Angiography with iStent, combining advanced imaging with minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.
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BuiltX Begins Work on the 1,000 Bed Akhand Jyoti Rajiv-Latika Jain Eye Hos
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mastichak (Bihar) [India], December 27: BuiltX Sustainable Design & Construction, which works solely with nonprofits, has begun site work for the Akhand Jyoti Rajiv-Latika Jain Eye Hospital in Mastichak, Bihar. The hospital campus is a planned 1,000-bed expansion of Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital
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Op Drishti eye camp in JK screens 2,000+, performs 400+ surgeries
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The camp exceeded expectations, screening more than 2,000 people and performing over 400 surgeries, including complex procedures for cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal ailments. People, including serving personnel, dependents, Veer Naris (war widows), and local civilians, came from far-flun
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Regular Eye Check-ups Key to Protecting Vision and Preventing Irreversible
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8: Regular eye check-ups play a crucial role in protecting vision and detecting silent eye diseases that often progress without symptoms until it is too late. Conditions such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration can cause irrevers
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Myopia: The silent threat to children's vision
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18: Myopia, or near-sightedness, is a condition where nearby objects appear clear, but distant objects look blurry. It is the most common refractive error, typically affecting the younger population worldwide. With its rising prevalence, it is estimated that by 2050,
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3-D microscope for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Department of Ophthalmology is being credited with performing the minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) for glaucoma patients using a 3-D Microscope, for the first time in the country, a unique milestone for the Armed Forces.
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Centre for Sight Launches a New Brand Campaign with the Ironman of India,
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8: Centre for Sight, India's leading eye care chain, has launched a disruptive brand campaign featuring fitness icon and endurance athlete Milind Soman, urging people to take proactive care of their vision as they age. The campaign goes beyond awareness -- it refr
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Glaucoma Prevalence in Asia on the Rise - Medical Community Advocates for
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 25: Glaucoma is an eye condition that damages the optic nerve, leading to irreversible vision loss. Glaucoma affects approximately 80 million people worldwide, with 11.2 million people at risk of losing their vision. In India, the prevalence of glaucoma i
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Glaucoma Awareness Walk Highlights the Importance of Early Detection and T
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 17: Worldwide estimates put the figure for those with glaucoma at around 80 million. Approximately 50% of them are unaware of it, and this number may be even higher in underdeveloped countries. This is because glaucoma is asymptomatic until a very late sta
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AIIMS-Bhubaneswar opens Low Vision Clinic for visually impaired patients
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Low Vision Clinic will help a special group of patients like the socially blind and other patients having very low vision due to glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetes, retinal diseases, and other blinding diseases, who do not benefit from surgery or spectacle correction, a
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Older persons may not be aware that they have glaucoma: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Recognising that you have glaucoma might be challenging. According to a study, more than 5 per cent of people over the age of 70 had glaucoma, and 50 per cent of those people were unaware of their illness.
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Older people might have glaucoma without realizing it: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
It can be difficult to recognise that you have glaucoma. In a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg, over 5% of 70-year-olds were found to have glaucoma, and half of those identified were ignorant of their condition.
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