To spread awareness regarding eye ailments among diabetes patients, Bhopal Divisional Ophthalmic Society (BDOS) organised a free eye check-up and awareness camp for the patients suffering from diabetes on Sunday at Gayatri Shaktipeeth, near MP Nagar, Bhopal.
New Delhi’s noted retina specialist Dr lalit Verma, Chennai’s Dr Rajiv Raman, Nagpur’s Dr Prashant Bavankule and Bhopal’s Dr Sushil Jindal examined the patients during the free eye checkup camp.
A lecture was also conducted by the society during the camp in order to spread awareness regarding diabetes and eye ailments.
Dr Rajiv Raman and Dr lalit Verma made the people aware about the adverse effect of diabetes on eyes of the patients during the lecture on Sunday.
While addressing the camp, Society’s Honorary Secretary and Retina and laser Specialist Dr Gajendra Chawla told that the number of patients of diabetes is increasing continuously.
Around 10 to 12 per cent people of the country are suffering from diabetes.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), India would be known as the capital of diabetes in few years.
Chawla said that diabetes adversely affects various parts of the body of the patients. Diabetes also affects the eyes of the patients but the patients should not be scared of it as most of these problems or diseases are curable.
There are various new techniques these days, which are very helpful in the eye treatment. Eyes are the most sensitive part of the body hence regular eye check-ups is recommended specially for the diabetes patients.
Blindness among the diabetes patients could be cured through ‘early diagnosis and prompt treatment’, he added.