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India has eliminated Trachoma as a public health problem in 2024, declares WHO

India has eliminated Trachoma as a public health problem in 2024, declares WHO

Oct 09, 2024, at 02:35 pm

World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the Government of India has eliminated Trachoma as a public health problem becoming the third country in the South-East Asia Region to achieve this milestone.

New study confirms Mediterranean diet prevents a leading cause of blindness

New study confirms Mediterranean diet prevents a leading cause of blindness

Oct 02, 2018, at 03:19 pm

New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): Evidence is mounting that a poor diet plays an important role in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States. A large collaboration of researchers from the European Union investigating the connection between genes and lifestyle on the development of AMD has found that people who adhered to a Mediterranean diet cut their risk of late-stage AMD by 41 percent.

Cases of blindness to rise to 115 million by 2050, finds study

Cases of blindness to rise to 115 million by 2050, finds study

Aug 05, 2017, at 02:14 am

London, Aug 4 (IBNS):The number of cases of blindness is predicted to rise to 115 million by 2050, according to new research published in The Lancet Global Health.