Eye health - it’s link to our overall health and how to preserve it.

Saving Lives In Slow Motion

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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