Problems related to elder eye are due to catarcat, of which, before or after, all of us will be affected, the macular degeneration, both in atrophic and exudate version, that affects potentially 3 millions of Italians, and, in the end, the diabetic rethinopathy.
Problems to whcih, all of us will be affected with fisiologic aging process, to which technological progress comes proposing great news.
What are those news?
Let's proceed step bystep, cataract can be nowadays operated with a more modern tecnique, thanks to a technology made by torsional ultrasounds, that guarantees a daily reahb of the patient. Painless, total anesthesia, and immediate retrieval.
Implementation of a farmacological treatment for macular degeneration linked to age in its exudate version that can allow a gentle vision to the interested person, Furthermore, recent studies on atrophic version brought to light a molecule that can slow down the evolution of geographic atrophy kown, that leads to loss of central vision.
The cure of diabetic rethinopathy, is not only by laser, but nowadays also the more complicated aspect of diabetic asperity will be treated through new intra-vitreous injections or with cortisonic devices to slow release. As the injury exists, it exists also the therapy.
Why is there a poor attention towards the old people's problems?
It is not only true that nothing can be done for the old eye, on the contrary some things more should be made , because more often there are other pathologies linked to it.The old people need more than others to see in a correct way.
Besides prevention, that is fundamental, nowadays there are some diagnostic methodologies non- invasive, as OCT, a sort of magnetic resonance of the eye that allow to have a sort of live istholigical diagnosis.
For those who do not complaint any injury, it is always a good idea to trust in your own specialist for a check up on health state of the eyes , it is always useful because it could prevent other injuries, As in diabetis case, that can be when the patine has not idea of what is happening, though an analyisis of eye fundus.
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