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Sight is one of our special senses. At least 2.2 billion people have some kind of visual impairment.


In this episode I look at common eye presentations, why they occur and how we can prevent them.



Trachoma - a leading cause of preventable blindness: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/trachoma


Glaucoma: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/glaucoma/symptoms-causes/syc-20372839


Cataracts: https://www.rnib.org.uk/your-eyes/eye-conditions-az/cataracts/


Retinopathy: https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-diabetic-retinopathy


Dry eyes: https://www.rnib.org.uk/your-eyes/eye-conditions-az/dry-eye/


Diet and supplements for eyes: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321226 


Lutein: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6164534/


Free radicals: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318652


AMD: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/agerelated-macular-degeneration-amd


Smoking: https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/tobacco_control/smoking_can_lead_to_vision_loss_or_blindness.htm


Blue light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32F24gboCac


Eye strain: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eyestrain/symptoms-causes/syc-20372397


OCT test: https://eyeguru.org/essentials/interpreting-octs/


Blocked tear duct - common in babies: https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/diseases-conditions/blocked-tear-duct


Please nominate me for The British Podcast Awards: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

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