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Ensuring Optimal Eye Health: A Comprehensive Guide by Dr. Abdulraheem Mahmoud

This informative guide covers important concepts in eye health, categories of eye care workers, ophthalmic gadgets, specific eye conditions, prevention strategies, rehabilitation of the blind, and expert recommendations. Dr. Abdulraheem Mahmoud, a renowned ophthalmologist, provides essential insights to promote eye health and prevent blindness. Learn about eye basics, treatment options, and the importance of investing in eye care. Discover practical tips for maintaining good eye health and preventing common eye ailments. This guide emphasizes the individual and societal responsibilities in ensuring optimal eye health.

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Ensuring Optimal Eye Health: A Comprehensive Guide by Dr. Abdulraheem Mahmoud

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  1. ENSURING OPTIMAL EYE HEALTH BY DR ABDULRAHEEM MAHMOUD MBBS, FMCOph, FWACS, FICS, Asct Prof/Consultant Ophthalmologist

  2. OUTLINE • Introduction, concepts. • Eye basics • Categories of eye care workers • Ophthalmic gadgets • Specific eye conditions & situations • Eye care promotion & prevention • Rehabilitation of the blind • Conclusions & recommendations

  3. INTRODUCTION • The sense of sight • Eye health continuum • Burden of blindness • Ophthalmic treatment options

  4. EYE BASICS

  5. CATEGORIES OF EYE CARE WORKERS • Ophthalmologist • Optometrists • Opticians • Orthoptists • Ophthalmic nurses • Integrated/primary eye care workers

  6. Simple familiar ophthalmic gadgets

  7. Near reading chart for muslim “illiterates”

  8. A well-provisioned eye clinic

  9. Ophthalmic surgery in progress

  10. Jet age flying eye hospital

  11. Lay-out of flying eye hospital

  12. Specific eye conditions & situations • Refractive errors • The red eye • Cataract • Glaucoma • Paediatric conditions • Computer use and the eye • Protective eye wears (sports, occupation) • Fasting & (eye) medications

  13. Red eye from chronic allergy

  14. Cataract

  15. Squint in children

  16. Childhood ye cancer (retinoblastoma)

  17. Eye health promotion, prevention & rehabilitation • Eye care promotion • Prevention of blindness • Rehabilitation of the blind • Institutional or home-based • Braille training and materials • Utilities (walking canes, guide dogs, etc) • Social/legislative support

  18. LOW VISION AID

  19. CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS • The responsibility for optimal eye health rests as much with the individual as well as the community/government. • Most eye ailments are avoidable as they are either preventable and/or curable. • Eye health promotion and prevention are considerably easier and cheaper than cure. • Blindness is both an individual and a societal tragedy. • Investment in eye care is one of the most cost-effective in health care financing.

  20. Acknowledgements • The conveners • The “landlord”

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