These elderly people experienced "eye SPA" for the first time before the Double Ninth Festival
"After experiencing it, I feel that my dry eyes have been relieved a lot. I thank the country for thinking about the people in everything and allowing us to have a healthy and happy old age!" On October 20, Grandma Zhang experienced dry eyes for the first time at the South Plaza of Bailian Quyang Shopping Center. After atomization and fumigation diagnosis and treatment, she said with emotion, "My eyes feel extra bright now, and I feel much more comfortable." Guangzheng New Vision Eye Hospital Group and Shanghai Charity Foundation jointly organized a series of charity projects here to "filial piety and respect for the elderly", aiming to Caring for the elderly, passing on the traditional virtues of filial piety and respecting the elderly, and at the same time providing free eye health clinics, ophthalmology diagnosis and treatment project experience and public welfare consulting services to the elderly in the community.
“Many elderly people receiving free clinics at the site today have different eye problems, common ones include mild cataracts, fundus lesions, and pterygium. However, most of the elderly people do not feel it themselves and are not aware that they have eye diseases. "Gu Cao, director of Guangzheng New Vision Ophthalmology Department, told reporters. "Compared with cataracts, which everyone is familiar with, the incidence of fundus diseases has been increasing in recent years. The age range of the disease is large and the causes are complex. It urgently needs the attention of the elderly."
He explained that arteriosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, nephritis, anemia, influenza, tuberculosis, high myopia, intracranial epistatic lesions, etc., can all cause fundus lesions. Common lesions include macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, hypertensive retinopathy, retinal detachment, etc. "When fundus disease occurs, there are no obvious symptoms of eye pain or redness, and patients and their families often ignore the development of the disease. Especially when the disease occurs in one eye, it is more difficult to detect. Therefore, when you find that your vision has declined and then go to the eye examination, you will often find that the fundus has already With lesions, the best opportunity for treatment is missed. "Gu Cao said that if you experience visual distortion, sudden blurred vision, loss of vision, flashing sensations, etc., you should go to the hospital in time.
Pterygium is a term that is unfamiliar to many elderly people. “It is a neoplastic tissue on the bulbar conjunctiva and cornea of the palpebral fissure. It gradually increases in size after invading the cornea, and can even cover the pupil area and seriously affect vision. " Gu Cao said that its occurrence is related to internal factors such as genetics, nutritional deficiencies, insufficient tear secretion, allergic reactions, and external stimuli such as long-term exposure of the eyes to wind, smoke, heat, sunlight, pollen, etc. "When it occurs, most patients have no conscious symptoms or only have mild discomfort. When the polygium stretches to the cornea, astigmatism is produced due to the pulling; or the polygium extends into the cornea surface and grows to cover the sleeping hole, causing visual impairment. It is very serious. Cases may affect eye movements to varying degrees."
It is reported that during the event, in addition to free clinic services, Guangzheng New Vision Ophthalmologists provided services including vision testing, blood pressure and blood sugar monitoring, and preliminary screening for common elderly eye diseases such as cataracts, pterygium, and dry eye syndrome. "Eye health is closely related to the quality of life of the elderly. It is recommended that elderly friends maintain good eye habits in daily life, wear sunglasses for sun protection when going out, and eat more vegetables, fruits, fish, and eggs. The most important thing is It is necessary to have regular eye examinations so that eye diseases can be known and treated early.”
This event is jointly guided by the Office of Shanghai Spiritual Civilization Construction Committee, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Shanghai Municipal Committee on Aging, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and Shanghai Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, and supported by the Shanghai Charity Foundation and the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Patriotic Construction Special Fund. Co-sponsored by the Association, Shanghai Daci Charity Foundation, Shanghai Theater Academy Education Development Foundation, etc.
