Posted by: 22. October at 16:23
of eye diseases are directly dependent on the development of civilization: the closer our communion with all sorts of gadgets, the worse we see everything that is happening around. In this technological progress – is not only computers and iPads, it is also new medical technologies. It is thanks to them today addressed health problems that were considered absolutely intractable several years ago. That may prevent seeing the world with eyes wide open and how to preserve vision for many years, says ophthalmologist Moscow diagnostic centers MEDSI Sergei Verzilin.
– The last few years have become part of everyday life in numerous computer gadgets that each of us uses every day from morning to evening. Does it affect eye health?
– In fact, the impact of modern technology on the health of the eye is not as high as assumed. Although, of course, receive information from the electronic media is much more harmful than reading a traditional paper book. Fans of the TV may feel more secure than those who prefer to spend time on the vast World Wide Web. However, watch your favorite programs better in bright light, but not in the dark, as preferred by many.
– If the gadgets do not lead to a significant reduction of view, what is the main threat to the health of the eye? Who today is at risk?
– primarily at risk are the people with hypertension and diabetes: the background of these diseases often occur hypertensive or diabetic angiopathy – changes in retinal vessels. Patients with these diagnoses is advisable to monitor your main problem, but, in addition to ongoing monitoring by a cardiologist or endocrinologist every six months they should be checked and vision.
– You work in ophthalmology for over 30 years. What has changed in that time in terms of the nature and course of eye disease?
– There’s good news and bad. On the one hand, the advanced cases of glaucoma are much less common today than ever before. People watching the view, the problem can be detected at an early stage, which means that the time to begin to take action. As a result, people have long can retain the ability to see. On the other hand, age-related macular degeneration was “rejuvenate” – today, this diagnosis is disappointing in a very young age, after 30. This trend is observed not only in Russia but throughout the world.
– How to avoid serious diseases?
– Recipe not new: it is necessary for the prevention of times a year to visit an ophthalmologist, even if you think that you can see everything is fine. Many diseases are initially did not appear at the level of subjective sensations, but on inspection in the office of a doctor to diagnose them is already possible.
– However checkups often give the impression surface. What you can find 10 minutes of reception?
– In comparison with the state hospitals the time allotted for the examination of each patient in MEDSI more than doubled. If in urban clinics it is 12 minutes, then we – 25-30 minutes. And the inspection is carried out on modern high-tech equipment.
– There are many popular folk recipes for improving vision. Someone eating blueberries, someone drinks carrot juice with cream. Is there such a prevention of real benefit?
– Natural vitamins and minerals in the composition of these fruits are really beneficial to eyesight. But the effect of their use is not so great. In addition, many people are so addicted to eating carrots, they turn yellow skin or eyes. In general, to give advice on health food, not knowing the individual patient, is not correct. If only because that person may be other diseases in which the same carrot will do more harm than good.
– By popular recipes are often used out of fear of radical measures – say, before the surgery. How effective are now conservative methods of treatment?
– All depends on the stage of the disease. Speaking of glaucoma, the early stages of assigned droplets which reduce intraocular pressure, and many such therapy helps many years. If conservative treatment does not give significant results, we have to resort to surgery.
– What is unique treatments in your clinic?
– Department of Ophthalmology at the CDC MEDSI Belarusian equipped with the latest high-tech equipment that enables us to make delicate, little traumatic surgery, for example, about the same glaucoma or cataract (phacoemulsification method). One of the major advantages of the clinic is that there is an opportunity, in addition to conventional ophthalmic manipulation, perform procedures to purify and improve the composition of the blood (plasmapheresis, reoferez). With the help of extracorporeal therapies manages to influence the underlying disease, and because of this – on the whole body.
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