World Sight Day: Committed towards quality eye care

As new-age technology advances in various sectors, the healthcare unit has also gained innovations that have helped in improving diagnosis and treatment protocols. Eye care has been in the forefront of using the latest tools in the management of various eye ailments.

In the last few years, new tools are constantly being developed, from microsurgery, lasers, diagnostic equipment, nanoemulsions, and robotic cataract surgery. Not only these tools help in precise diagnosis of various eye ailments and near perfect treatment outcomes, it also helps in the early rehabilitation of the patient with minimal discomfort and lowest rate of complications. The Sharp Sight Eye Hospitals is in the forefront in introducing these latest updates for the patient care where eye specialists with the amalgamation of their clinical skill with these technologies provide the best treatment possible for the patients.

As a pioneer in eye care for over two decades, Sharp Sight Eye Hospitals believes in providing best eye care for everyone. With the trust of over 10 lakh delighted patients and more than 5 lakh successful surgeries and procedures, Sharp Sight Eye Hospitals have established themselves as a leading eye care provider in North India & East India with fourteen state-of-the-art eye hospitals. The organization provides specialized eye care in all the fields like cataract, refractive surgeries, pediatric ophthalmology, glaucoma and retinal ailments with the doctors being trained in the institutions of excellence like AIIMS, Armed Forces Medical College, Aravind Eye Hospitals etc.

This World Sight Day, Sharp Sight focuses on educating people about taking care of their eyes and prevention of blindness due to serious eye ailments. In the last few years due to the impact of excessive screen time, there has been a spurt in the patients and children coming with decrease in vision due to refractive errors, dry eyes and computer vision syndrome. We advise people to take regular breaks when they are in front of a screen. Remember the 20-20-20 rule. Look away from your screen every 20 minutes by focusing on something 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds. Also, blinking often helps in lubricating the eyes naturally and prevents them from drying out.

If you are feeling pain in the eyes or the vision is becoming blurred, you need to get a comprehensive eye examination soon. This can be due to various conditions like cataract, glaucoma or retinal ailments that require immediate attention. If you are suffering from diabetes or taking pills to control blood pressure, an annual eye examination is a must. Children going to schools and those who have long screen hours should also get periodical examinations done.

Advances in treatment includes the use of new technologies like Femtolaser assisted cataract surgery with the use of advanced intraocular lenses like extended depth of focus or multifocal intraocular lenses that can help the patient to get rid of glasses even at the extremes of age. As these are one time surgeries the best technology and the implants should be opted after comprehensive eye examination.

Sharp Sight Eye Hospital is dedicated to provide the best quality eye care to all our patients and in the society to eradicate the devil of blindness and low vision from our country.