Eye exercises do not
reduce spectacle number
Exercising
your eyes regularly
can help a lot but it cannot reduce your dependence to spectacles
We all have heard of the importance of exercising our eyes and how it helps in keeping our vision intact. However, it is a myth that exercises can help remove your spectacles and give you perfect vision suddenly.
We all have heard of the importance of exercising our eyes and how it helps in keeping our vision intact. However, it is a myth that exercises can help remove your spectacles and give you perfect vision suddenly.
"No, exercises cannot help you lower your spectacle number," states eye surgeon Dr Mehta. "Also, the eye exercises are ineffective in curingcataract or glaucoma or for that matter, any organic disability in the eye. They cannot cure a large degree of squint either—you will require surgery for this," he adds.
There is no scientific evidence that shows exercising can reduce your spectacle number, remove your dependence on spectacles, prevent an increase in spectacle number or help you avoid spectacles in future he says.
Dr Mehta explains, "The reason behind this is because your eye shape determines your basic refractive error. And if you have a significant problem with the way your eye is shaped, it's unlikely you will be able to throw away your glasses even after any number of eye exercises. Exercising your eyes will not change the basic shape of your eyeball, or the shape of your cornea. Exercising the eyes cannot reverse aging process either."
Source: www.timesofindia.com
03.10.2013
Pregnancy: Mom-to-be
take special care of your heart
As a mother's body prepares
to take care of two individuals, the heart has to work overtime to accommodate
all the imminent changes. An over-worked heart often leads to certain health
woes, viz, swollen ankles, fatigue, mild shortness of breath, and frequent
urination. Women with pre-existing cardiovascular
diseases or conditions like diabetes, high
cholesterol, obesity,
hypertension or women who smoke, are at higher risk of these complications.
These complications may have an important impact on the mother and the baby.
During
pregnancy, changes occur to the heart and blood vessels that add stress on
a woman's body and increase the workload of the heart. The cardiac input, heart beat rate and the blood
volume increases during pregnancy and is doubled by the eighth month.
There are changes such as:
-Increase in blood volume
-Increase in cardiac output
-Increase in heart rate
-Decrease in blood pressure
The cardiac ailments which can prove fatal during pregnancy are:
Cardiomyopathy: For women with Cardiomyopathy, the heart is weak and is not able to pump large amount of blood through the body and maintain a normal electrical rhythm for the pregnant mother. This can lead to heart failure or irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias. This can be lethal for both the mother and baby.
Heart valve disease: For women with heart valve disease, heart's valves do not work the way they should and the heart will not be able to handle the changes in the blood volume and pressure. It can be lethal for both the mother and the baby.
How should the mother prepare her heart for pregnancy?
Lethal heart diseases: Women with heart ailments or a family history of cardiac disorders should consult a cardiologist and a gynaecologist before planning a baby.
Congenital heart defect: If the mother or father had a congenital heart defect, there is a 5 - 10 per cent chance that the child could have it at birth. If both the mother and father had a congenital heart defect at birth, there is a higher risk that the child would be born with it. Such parents are asked to do a feotal ecogram before the 24th week of pregnancy.
Anti-epileptic drugs: Anti-epileptic drugs can also induce a cardiac problem with the baby. Most women do not have the luxury of stopping medications during pregnancy without seizure recurrence. Doctor's consultation is extremely important in such situations.
-Increase in blood volume
-Increase in cardiac output
-Increase in heart rate
-Decrease in blood pressure
The cardiac ailments which can prove fatal during pregnancy are:
Cardiomyopathy: For women with Cardiomyopathy, the heart is weak and is not able to pump large amount of blood through the body and maintain a normal electrical rhythm for the pregnant mother. This can lead to heart failure or irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias. This can be lethal for both the mother and baby.
Heart valve disease: For women with heart valve disease, heart's valves do not work the way they should and the heart will not be able to handle the changes in the blood volume and pressure. It can be lethal for both the mother and the baby.
How should the mother prepare her heart for pregnancy?
Lethal heart diseases: Women with heart ailments or a family history of cardiac disorders should consult a cardiologist and a gynaecologist before planning a baby.
Congenital heart defect: If the mother or father had a congenital heart defect, there is a 5 - 10 per cent chance that the child could have it at birth. If both the mother and father had a congenital heart defect at birth, there is a higher risk that the child would be born with it. Such parents are asked to do a feotal ecogram before the 24th week of pregnancy.
Anti-epileptic drugs: Anti-epileptic drugs can also induce a cardiac problem with the baby. Most women do not have the luxury of stopping medications during pregnancy without seizure recurrence. Doctor's consultation is extremely important in such situations.
Source:
www.timesofindia.com
03.10.2013
It does not
take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on
what to do
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