Routine eye health examinations at least twice a year can help prevent loss of vision and detecting systemic diseases such as diabetes. Saying that many ignore.
Eyes are the windows to the heart. Feeling sad or happy can be started from the eye. We recognize the concept of a beautiful, harmonious, colors and shapes is also inseparable from the role of the sense of sight. Unfortunately, most people do not heed the advice eye health examinations regularly at least six months.
Never mind the eye examination as a precautionary measure, those who already have vision problems too often lazy visit to the doctor. It is also happening in the United States, as reported in a recent survey the superpower country.
Based on the survey conducted by the American Optometric Association, people who wear contact lenses kacamta or quite a lot, which is 81 percent of the overall population. Ironically one of the five people claimed to have more than two years of not visiting an eye doctor.
This condition may worsen, especially in those who do not use lensapengoreksi, eye problems such as the minus or plus. In this group, three of the five people claimed to have carried out tests sema vision more than two years.
The doctors believe it is caused by the majority of vision problems seemed unclear Because people generally do not schedule a visit to the eye doctor as something routine.
Yes, maybe we are busy. Most of us probably have good eyesight so we merassa fine, no problems whatsoever. Convenience is what often makes us too complacent.
The survey conducted by the American Academy of Ophthalmology further strengthen this assumption, only 28 percent of the people surveyed felt certain eye diseases and only 23 percent to pay attention to fears loss of vision.
Optometrists from Brainerd Minn, Dr. Kerry Beebe, said the early detection of eye disorders is very important. Because, when a person realizes he has lost his eyesight, usually too late to pursue a chance to get treatment.
So far, most people argue that btidak vision problems, eye pain and no fine. They do not realize that many eye diseases do not display symptoms at an early stage. An example is the case of loss of vision in patients with glaucoma, a disease of the optic nerve damage and visual field constriction resulted.
New patients generally aware of this blind spot when the damage is severe optic nerve fibers. If the entire nerve fiber is damaged, total blindness inevitable.
"Together you realize that there's something strange, in fact there has been a significant decrease in visual function that can lead to vision loss," said Iwach. "But if we are deftly handled earlier, a lot of things that can still be saved," he added as he revealed that the examination by an ophthalmologist can help detect the possibility of eye irritation.
"The eye is a unique organ, where we can see the veins, arteries and nerves are clear, even to goto the back of the eye and optic nerve. Through eye examination, we can also determine the possibility of systemic disease, "said Iwach.
He pointed out, a number of eye disorders may be an early marker of diabetes. In medicine, the technical term diabetic retinopathy, in which the retinal blood vessels damaged by diabetes may have a leak that causes swelling of the retina. In case of further bleeding could occur in the connective tissue and the growth of the eyeball. If left unchecked or not treated properly can lead to impaired vision and even blindness.
As a precautionary measure, The American Optometric Association recommends adults to check the condition of the eyes at least once every two years. This is important even if there is no visual complaints whatsoever. While infants and children should be checked for eye health at the age of 6 months, 3 years, before entering elementary school time and then every two years.
The survey conducted by the American Optometric Association revealed that 8 of 10 children never get an eye examination by the age of one year "older people may melihatnyabaik okay, son mengluh not any, so no problem. Though, keep in mind that one year olds do not have a reference or comparison of any object that could have seen them. So, if there is something wrong, they will not say because they do not know, "said Beebe.
For those of you who started at the age of 40 years, current guidelines from the American Academy of Ophthalmology also suggest a visit to the ophthalmologist at least once.
According Iwach, the results of this consultation and eye tests can reveal a possible risk factor for impaired vision, especially the most vulnerable such as the elderly experienced cataract.
