GUWAHATI, April 1 � A pitiable economic background along with other factors like lack of awareness and accessibilityaccessibility to the latest treatment facilities have contributed to the rise of various eye-related problems in the State.
Eye specialists of Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya on Thursday said that awareness level about the different eye problems and its treatment was very low in the region. Particularly the people do not know that a certain blindness was genetic and occurred more in families where marriages among blood relatives are practiced.
Dr B Agarwal, associate consultant of Nethralaya while talking to media persons here said that this was a congenital disorder of the cornea usually genetically inherited and where there is loss of vision in due course of time. Dr Agarwal who is doing a research on this disorder has been invited to the World Cornea Congress at Boston, USA from April 7 to 9 to present his findings.
�The findings will help us facilitate genetic and matrimonial counselling among the families and thereby prevent the occurrence of this blinding disorder,� said Dr Agarwal.
It needs to be mentioned here that three consultants of Nethralaya have been invited to international conferences to present their findings on different eye related problems.
Dr Satyen Deka who has developed a new technique of treating dislocated intra-ocular lens will present his research work at the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), Boston, USA starting from April 9.
�After cataract surgery, the lens sometimes get displaced leading to complicacies. To manage this problem, I have developed a new technique which is called 6-Point Fixation. This particular surgery will ensure vision restoration in cases of dislocated intra-ocular lens,� said Dr Deka.
Another associate consultant, Dr Jayanta Kumar Das has been invited to Germany to present his research work at the World Ophthalmology Congress scheduled from June 3 to 9. His research work pertains to pesticides causing eye cancer in children.
GUWAHATI, April 1 � A pitiable economic background along with other factors like lack of awareness and accessibilityaccessibility to the latest treatment facilities have contributed to the rise of various eye-related problems in the State.
Eye specialists of Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya on Thursday said that awareness level about the different eye problems and its treatment was very low in the region. Particularly the people do not know that a certain blindness was genetic and occurred more in families where marriages among blood relatives are practiced.
Dr B Agarwal, associate consultant of Nethralaya while talking to media persons here said that this was a congenital disorder of the cornea usually genetically inherited and where there is loss of vision in due course of time. Dr Agarwal who is doing a research on this disorder has been invited to the World Cornea Congress at Boston, USA from April 7 to 9 to present his findings.
�The findings will help us facilitate genetic and matrimonial counselling among the families and thereby prevent the occurrence of this blinding disorder,� said Dr Agarwal.
It needs to be mentioned here that three consultants of Nethralaya have been invited to international conferences to present their findings on different eye related problems.
Dr Satyen Deka who has developed a new technique of treating dislocated intra-ocular lens will present his research work at the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), Boston, USA starting from April 9.
�After cataract surgery, the lens sometimes get displaced leading to complicacies. To manage this problem, I have developed a new technique which is called 6-Point Fixation. This particular surgery will ensure vision restoration in cases of dislocated intra-ocular lens,� said Dr Deka.
Another associate consultant, Dr Jayanta Kumar Das has been invited to Germany to present his research work at the World Ophthalmology Congress scheduled from June 3 to 9. His research work pertains to pesticides causing eye cancer in children.
