This content is machine translated Ophthalmology The most common eye conditions – What does the family doctor need to know? Due to the increasingly aging population, the number of those suffering from age-related eye diseases is also rising. The three most common causes of blindness in industrialized nations are age-related…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Update: Glaucoma 2019 Many do not even know that they have glaucoma There is a need for improved public information and education about this disease. In industrialized countries, the rate of undiagnosed cases is estimated to be around 50%. Regarding therapy, a…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated 57th Medical Congress LUNGE ZÜRICH, Davos Age-related eye diseases With the demographic change of the population, age-related diseases of the eyes and their appendages are also increasing. In recent years, the range of new therapeutic options has expanded, and…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated World Glaucoma Week March 12-18, 2017 Prevent the creeping blindness Around the globe, ophthalmologists are supporting “World Glaucoma Week,” which runs March 12-18, to raise awareness of the importance of early detection of this chronic disease. Glaucoma develops without symptoms…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Eye pressure measurement is one of the most important preventive examinations Glaucoma – what does the family doctor need to know about it? A detailed ophthalmologic examination with eye pressure measurement should be performed in everyone from about the age of 40 (depending on the risk profile). Adherence and persistence of patients with…
