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Watch Out "The Thief of Sight" - Glaucoma

Have Regular Eye Check-up ( representational image only/ source :seemybest) Glaucoma ( कांचबिंद ) एक प्रकार का नेत्र रोग है जिसमे अफ्फेक्टेड व्यक्ति की आँखों की रौशनी धीरे धीरे ख़त्म होती चली जाती है.   It is a group of eye diseases, caused due to optic nerve damage and can affect one eye or both.  People with high intraocular presssure are at greater risk of getting it, (intraocular pressure i.e. fluid pressure inside the eyes rises slowly , thereby damaging  the optic nerve, and  resulting in  loss of vision). Acc. to an estimate around 4.5 million people worldwide are having glaucoma, which is expected to increase to 76.0 million in 2020 , वहीँ हमारे भारत में glaucoma is the third leading cause of blindness. छोटे बच्चों में कुछ मुख्य लक्षण इस प्रकार हैं:  child's eyes particularly sensitive to sunlight or a camera flash सूरज की किरणों अथवा तेज चमकीली फ्लैश/कैमरा लाइट के प्रति अतिसंवेदनशीलता child's eyes have...