It is important to protect your eyesight not only during the summer, but also in the autumn months. Moreover, in recent years, many people underestimate and delay preventative visits to the UAE. World Sight Day which this year falls on January 13, 2022 reminds the importance of prevention.

World Sight Day takes place annually on the 2nd Thursday in June and is sponsored by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

World Sight Day draws attention to health, the importance of prevention and warnings for the eye. Dark as last year. Love your eyes. World Sight Day encourages people to take care of their eyesight and makes it available to everyone everywhere in the worldexplains Adam Janek, editor of Onho centra Prague.

There are 1.1 billion people with vision loss worldwide. There are 600 million people with long-term blindness (43 million blind / 295 million people with moderate and severe visual impairment / 258 million people with mild visual impairment) and 510 million people with nearsightedness. With age, everyone loses the ability to focus on close objects. This can be easily seen with that one lens. The expected development is that by 2050 there will be 1.7 billion people.

They have also frequently delayed preventive eye exams in recent years. The reason is the coronavirus outbreak, but also the fact that many people have neglected crime prevention and set themselves on fire, for example, just by buying cheap glasses at drugstores. Looking at the statistics, it’s clear: 3 out of 4 diseases that cause permanent vision damage can occur, and that’s only thanks to early diagnosis and subsequent treatment. And the first thing to do is regular preventive inspections, even when the hunter doesn’t feel any trouble during the dayto Andrea Janekov, a specialist at the Onho Center in Prague, adding that there are a number of diseases that hide without symptoms and then become visible, meaning damage to vision, which is irreversible.

Low vision and blindness can have a significant and long-term impact on lives, so prevention is the most we can do for our eyesight. At Onm Center Prague, we join the celebration of World Sight Day and recommend that you don’t delay your healthy vision, and make an appointment today for a comprehensive eye exam.to Andrea Janekov, a specialist at Onho centra Prague.