Contact Lens Hygiene: Maintaining Proper Contact Lens Hygiene To Avoid Infections
Purchase a good quality lens solution, checking the seal and expiry date before use. If you experience eye irritation, do not wash your eyes with water. Instead, use prescribed eye drops. If irritation persists, remove the lenses and consult your ophthalmologist. Additionally, avoid wearing contact lenses during eye infections and discard any lenses that might be contaminated.
Jul 04, 2024, 13:08 PM IST
Exclusive: Conjunctivitis Cases Surge; Symptoms, Prevention Measures - Expert On All You Need To Know
While conjunctivitis can be caused by allergies or bacterial or viral infections, there is an unprecedented surge in viral conjunctivitis cases in Delhi-NCR this year. Also known as 'pink eyes', conjunctivitis needs to be tackled carefully as it can be very contagious.
Jul 27, 2023, 09:31 AM IST
DNA: Medical report on prevention of eye flu infection
We will analyze the viral disease in DNA, which has made people's eyes red. You must have also seen, this time the eye flu is spreading very fast. Not only adults but children are also getting conjunctivitis. This disease spreads every year during monsoon, but this time a large number of children are suffering from this disease. Due to which the concern of the parents has increased. Eye flu is a contagious disease..that means it is happening from one person to another just like corona. Doctors are also surprised about the increasing cases... So what is conjunctivitis, and what are its symptoms and ways to avoid it... Today we will do a video analysis of it...
Jul 26, 2023, 23:54 PM IST
DNA: Medical report on prevention of eye flu infection
We will analyze the viral disease in DNA, which has made people's eyes red. You must have also seen, this time the eye flu is spreading very fast. Not only adults but children are also getting conjunctivitis. This disease spreads every year during monsoon, but this time a large number of children are suffering from this disease. Due to which the concern of the parents has increased. Eye flu is a contagious disease..that means it is happening from one person to another just like corona. Doctors are also surprised about the increasing cases... So what is conjunctivitis, and what are its symptoms and ways to avoid it... Today we will do a video analysis of it...
Jul 26, 2023, 23:40 PM IST
Conjunctivitis: Doctors See 40% Rise In Viral Pink Eye Cases Among Kids, Adults
Hot and humid weather, as well the floods caused by incessant rain, has raised viral conjunctivitis cases among children and adults by 40 per cent in the national capital, doctors said here on Tuesday.
Jul 25, 2023, 21:00 PM IST
Shocking: Man Fell Asleep With Contact Lenses On, Flesh-Eating Parasites Eat His Eye
Twenty-one-year-old Mike Krumholz had fallen asleep wearing his contact lenses, however, a rare flesh-eating parasite that developed into his eyes led caused a severe infection resulting in vision loss in one eye.
Feb 17, 2023, 20:16 PM IST
A 'momentous achievement': India now free of infective trachoma, says Nadda
The minister said that the survey findings indicate that the active trachoma infection has been eliminated among children in all the survey districts with overall prevalence of only 0.7 percent.
Dec 09, 2017, 10:59 AM IST
Wash hands, never rub: This is how you shield your eyes from infection this monsoon
Avoid infections like conjunctivitis, sties, dry eyes and corneal ulcers by using clean towels.
Jul 05, 2017, 11:34 AM IST
New eye test may detect early signs of glaucoma
Glaucoma affects an estimated 60 million people in the world, with one in 10 suffering total sight loss in both the eyes.
Apr 30, 2017, 17:38 PM IST
Scorching heat giving rise to eye damage; doctors say cases up by 30%!
Unprotected exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays can increase the risk of developing cataracts and damaging the retina.
Apr 28, 2017, 13:34 PM IST
Doctors claim India free from trachoma: All you need to know about eye infection causing blindness
The infection, which is caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis, is common in children till nine years of age.
Mar 11, 2017, 17:03 PM IST
Know how pollution affect your eyes!
Everyone use masks to protect themselves from polluted air. But do you know that pollution gives a harmfull effect on the eyes as well? Well, no one is aware of these nasty effects of air pollution.
Jan 28, 2017, 00:12 AM IST
Seven suspended after 37 develop eye infection at MP eye camp
A Madhya Pradesh doctor and six officials have been suspended after 37 people developed infection in their eyes following cataract surgery at an eye camp here last month, an official statement said.
Dec 05, 2015, 14:37 PM IST
Air pollution major cause of eye infection: Doctors
Air pollution in cities is emerging as the major reason behind the rise in eye allergies and conjunctivitis in people of all ages, doctors say.
Oct 10, 2015, 19:44 PM IST
