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

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