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8 Conjunctivitis Mistakes Indian Households Make During an Eye Infection Outbreak Season

Sharing the same towel or handkerchiefThis is the single fastest route conjunctivitis takes through a household. The discharge from an infected eye, whether bacterial or viral, transfers to fabric immediately and survives there long enough to reach the next person who touches it. A 2022 review published in the Indian…

Times Life · Sep 16

5 Early Signs of Glaucoma That Mimic Ordinary Vision Changes and Often Go Undetected

Halos Around Lights at NightYou notice a coloured ring around a streetlight or an oncoming headlight and assume your eyes are just tired. This is one of the earliest reported symptoms of angle-closure glaucoma. The halo forms because raised intraocular pressure distorts the cornea slightly, scattering light before it reaches…

Times Life · Jul 8

Diabetic Retinopathy: Why Eye Damage from Diabetes Shows No Symptoms Until Vision Is Already Gone

The Eye Bleeds Before You Know ItDiabetes does not attack the eye the way an infection does, with pain, redness, and urgency. It works on the tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye, the retina, over months and years. High blood sugar makes those vessel walls weak and…

Times Life · Jul 8