An extended life doesn’t essentially imply a wholesome life. Because it seems, girls make up 60 per cent of all glaucoma circumstances worldwide due partly to their longer life expectancy.
And in another components of the world, it’s also as a result of they’ve much less entry to healthcare, explains Professor Tina Wong, head and senior marketing consultant of the glaucoma division at Singapore Nationwide Eye Centre.
Glaucoma is the degenerative dysfunction of the optic nerve and often develops when strain on the attention is simply too excessive. It usually leads to irreversible lack of imaginative and prescient, and In Singapore, impacts roughly three per cent of individuals over the age of fifty, and round 10 per cent for these over the age of 70.
There are two important varieties of glaucoma: major open angle glaucoma (POAG) and first angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). POAG is the commonest sort and occurs when the drainage canals within the eye are open however slowly develop into clogged. In distinction, PACG is attributable to slim or blocked drainage canals of the attention by the iris.
And whereas girls are at elevated danger of glaucoma, Asian girls specifically are at better danger of PACG.
“In line with some research, girls are at the next danger of growing it as a result of anatomical predisposition of feminine eyes. And since Asian girls are likely to have smaller eyes, they’re at the next danger of affected by the situation,” says Prof Wong. She tells us extra about why it’s referred to as the ‘silent thief of sight’ and the way it may be correctly managed.
Supply: Her World