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Saturday 11 March 2017

5 Things about Blindness

Due to Five Things Eye Infected That Cause Blindness


1. The infection is transmitted through contact with eye and nose discharge of infected people and also by infected flies.

2. According to the World Health Organisation statistics, trachoma has been responsible for causing blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people around the world. More importantly, the blindness caused by Trachoma is irreversible. In fact, it is the world's leading cause of infectious blindness.

3. The main risk factors and causes of Trachoma include poor hygiene, age and gender. It is believed that women are six times at a higher risk of developing Trachoma than men. Also, it is more common in children of age 4 to 6. 

4. Most of the signs and symptoms of Trachoma are more severe in your upper eyelid than your lower eye lid. It may also affect your tear glands causing extreme dryness.

5. In most cases, Trachoma is preventable and treatable with the help of antibiotics or a quick procedure that can be done during the early stages of the disease.



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