HEALTH

The number of vision loss due to high myopia will increase seven times between 2,000 and 2,050. Myopia will become a major cause of permanent blindness worldwide.

The rapidly increasing prevalence of myopia globally is attributed to "environmental factors, mainly lifestyle changes resulting from a combination of decreasing air time "According to the ophthalmologist Virgílio Centurion, director of the IMO, Institute of Ocular Diseases, the findings point to a major public health problem, with the authors suggesting that comprehensive eye care service planning will be needed to manage the rapid increases in myopic people. In addition, it will be necessary to develop treatments to control the progression of myopia and prevent people from becoming highly myopic.

Centurion further says that it is necessary to ensure that children have a regular ophthalmological examination, preferably every year, to what preventive strategies can be employed if they are at risk. These strategies may include increasing outdoor time and reducing time spent on nearby activities, including electronic devices that require constant close focus, says ophthalmologist Meibal In addition to the prevention of myopia, it is important for the population to know that there are a number of therapeutic options, such as spectacle lenses specially designed to treat myopia, contact lenses or drugs, but increased investment in research is needed to improve the effectiveness and access to such

Gallbladder stone: know the risk factors and how to prevent

Cholelithiasis, popularly known as gallstone, is a disease that affects about 10% of the population. In this text we will cover aspects related to cholesterol calculations, which are the most prevalent. Bile is basically composed of cholesterol, bile salts and bilirubin. When there is an imbalance between the factors that maintain the bile solubility we have the formation of cholesterol crystals in a gel, which accumulates by reducing gallbladder motility, thus forming cholesterol calculations.

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What does your voice say about you?

The speech of the people reflects several aspects of the personality I was yesterday in the office of a friend dentist. The telephone rang and, as the busy receptionist, I answered. I was struck by a phone call, at least intriguing. In it, a young woman in her early twenties, asked to schedule an appointment with the dentist.

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