VISIONCRAFT PRESENTATION ON 25TH OF OCT,2021.pptx

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1. VISIONCRAFT EYE CLINIC PRESENTATION

2. TOPIC: PREVENTING AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS BY DR. COLLINS OKPARE

3. INTRODUCTION COMMON CAUSES OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS COMMON MYTHS EYECARE AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS CONTENT

4. INTRODUCTION Approximately 2.2 billion people suffer from various degrees of visual impairment globally.

5. COMMON CAUSES OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERRORS CATARACT DIABETIC RETINOPATHY HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY GLAUCOMA

6. COMMON MYTHS MY PARENT/ GRAND PARENT NEVER USED GLASSES CHILDREN ARE TOO YOUNG TO USE GLASSES USE OF GLASSES MAKE THE EYES GO DEEPER MEDICINAL EFFECT OF CIGARETTE/ MARIJUANA/ TOBACCO SELF MEDICATING FROM EXPERIENCE SPIRITUALITY/ RELIGION: “NOT MY PORTION” SYNDROME

7. EYE CARE AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS BLUE LIGHT IS A SPECTRUM OF ELECTRONICALLY INDUCED LIGHT THAT IS HARMFUL TO THE NATURAL COMPONENT OF THE EYES. THIS TYPE OF LIGHT IS HOUSED IN VARIOUS ELECTRONIC/ DIGITAL DEVICES SUCH AS THE TV, LAPTOPS, SMART PHONES, TABLETS, AND PORTABLE GAMING CONSOLES. THIS LIGHT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGING THE RETINA AND CAUSING MACULAR DEGENERATION. IF NOT PROTECTED PROPERLY, THE BLUE LIGHT INTERFERES WITH THE RETINAL TENDENCIES OF MEN, WOMEN AND KIDS.

8. EYE CARE AND WORK ENVIRONMENT CONT. DISPERSAL OF UV RAYS FROM ELECTRONIC DEVICES

9. PREVENTING DIGITAL STRAIN The 20-20-20 Rule Use Of Proper Lighting Use Of Ocular Lubricants Use Of Photo-chromic Protection

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