ALERT FOR WOMEN'S EYE HEALTH!

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), for every three blind people, two are female. Considering this current situation, we have collected more information and tips on how to reverse this alarming figure. Therefore, we need to be on the alert for women's eye health.

Main reasons:

Socioeconomic issues such as the financial inequality between men and women, (mainly affects the purchase of medicines and corrective lenses), the lack of information about diseases, difficulties in making appointments, are some of the causes that can explain, of course, the large number of cases of women with eye problems.

Diseases that most affect women:

There are diseases that can affect women more than men, such as Glaucoma, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration in addition to diabetic retinopathy, dry eye and neuro-ophthalmic and inflammatory diseases.

Pregnancy can also be a risk for women, medicine explains that during this period symptoms of dry eye, blurred vision, reactions to contact lenses, among others, are common.

Increased life expectancy for women:

Women have increased their life expectancy to around the average of 79.9 years, according to IBGE data. This statistic, despite being positive, ends up affecting the eye health of women with the appearance of diseases such as dry eye and AMD.

Prevention is within our reach:

Investing in a better quality and healthier life is one of the ways of prevention. It is worth guaranteeing a balanced diet on a daily basis in parallel with physical activities, avoiding stress and finally making use of glasses with protection for the routine.

ALERT FOR WOMEN'S EYE HEALTH!

We have seen that many factors contribute as an alert to the data that prove the increase in cases of eye diseases among women!

But we also know that this situation is reversible, if we start from now on to give due attention to your current health, changing only a few habits on a daily basis.

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