There is a serious disease that affects the eye with age, which may cause blindness without warning, according to Dr. Andrei Demczynski, an ophthalmology and surgery specialist.
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Andrei said that the serious disease he meant was “glaucoma,” explaining that most people believe that high eye pressure is the cause of it in all patients, and this is not true.
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The ophthalmology specialist added that some people develop glaucoma without suffering from high eye pressure, and the reason is due to the extreme sensitivity of their eyes.
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He pointed out that there are health problems that increase the risk of glaucoma, such as diabetes, tumors, and some eye diseases, according to the “Russia Today” website.
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Andrei warned against being complacent about psychological trauma, because it poses a major risk to eye health, stressing that glaucoma is one of the complications resulting from it.
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He explained that the only way to reduce the incidence of glaucoma is to examine the eye periodically at the doctor’s office, to detect it early and then expedite its treatment.
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He expressed his hope that cortical transplantation would soon become widely available, because this technology would help glaucoma patients regain vision, by stimulating the visual cortex in the brain.
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2023-11-28 19:52:33
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