{"id":1,"date":"2021-08-06T16:38:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clinicaofta.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2022-09-20T19:36:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T19:36:43","slug":"atencion-con-la-salud-visual-estos-son-los-riesgos-a-los-que-estan-expuestos-los-ojos-segun-especialistas-en-cali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clinicaofta.com\/en\/2021\/08\/06\/atencion-con-la-salud-visual-estos-son-los-riesgos-a-los-que-estan-expuestos-los-ojos-segun-especialistas-en-cali\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention to visual health: these are the risks to which the eyes are exposed according to specialists in Cali"},"content":{"rendered":"

Specialists from the Cali Ophthalmology Clinic talk about how we can keep one of the most sensitive organs of the human being healthy.<\/h3>\r\n

The sense of sight and the state of our eyes is very important, since 50% of the information we receive comes to us through them, and over the years, the eyes have the possibility of suffering from different pathologies due to external components. , but there is a way to detect them in time, indicate specialists from the Cali Ophthalmology Clinic.<\/p>\r\n

The National Institute for the Blind ensures that in Colombia there are 1,948,332 people with visual disabilities and that the World Health Organization (WHO)<\/strong> warns that 80% of alterations are caused by carelessness and bad practices.<\/p>\r\n

In addition, the eye is a complex organ, in fact, \"beyond being one of the main organs of the senses, our eyes can be the first place where a systemic disease manifests itself and therefore its care is very important\".<\/p>\r\n

Dr. Mar\u00eda Isabel Corrales, Ophthalmologist, recommends taking into account the care that can be taken in daily life.<\/p>\r\n

Factors such as our environment, diet, sleep habits, stress level or even genetic predisposition can cause eye diseases or discomfort such as: astigmatism, hyperopia, presbyopia, cataract, retinal detachment, glaucoma, myopia, among others.<\/p>\r\n

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Your vision is very important<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

And, although the eye is a vital organ; The retina is one of the most sensitive parts of the ocular system and if it is damaged or diseased, it can cause blindness.<\/p>\r\n

They explain from the Cali Ophthalmology Clinic that the retina is responsible for receiving light to project images and send them as electrical signals to the optic nerve, making it a fundamental part of vision.<\/p>\r\n

Therefore, it is important not only to have an accurate diagnosis, but also to know the different treatments depending on the diagnosis. Some of them are :<\/p>\r\n