Include eye exam under master health check-up, says specialist
The Hindu
Health minister launches glaucoma awareness and prevention week at city eye hospital
Eye examination should become a part of master health check-up, said Lingam Vijaya, senior consultant, Sankara Nethralaya and a glaucoma specialist.
“The public should be empowered to ask if the master health check-up includes eye testing. If so, does it include measuring the intraocular pressure, exam of the optic nerve and evaluating the retina. The public should know that they had to demand these facilities and investigations when they visit an ophthalmologist. When such a day comes, we can be sure that most diseases can be detected early,” she said.
Conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma, if detected early, could minimise visual impairment and benefit society as loss of sight would be prevented, she said. “It is necessary to spread awareness about eye diseases and ensure that people get their eyes examined periodically,” she said.
Dr. Vijaya was participating in the launch of Glaucoma Awareness and Prevention Week organised by Rajan Eye Care Hospital on Thursday. Glaucoma awareness week is observed from March 6 to 12.
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, who launched the Glaucoma Awareness and Prevention Week and two books on the occasion, said it was a special day as it was observed as World Kidney Day and as National Gestational Diabetes Day.
He recalled that the Rajan Eye Care Hospital had worked with Greater Chennai Corporation during his tenure as the Mayor to screen schoolchildren and provided spectacles to children.
He said so far under Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme, around 52 lakh persons had been reached. Nearly 1.11 crore medicine kits had been provided to the beneficiaries. The scheme had received recognition from several States.
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