Rome, March 7. (Adnkronos Health) — «Eye diseases can be slow, gradual and sometimes without symptoms, and when the problem manifests itself the damage is now irreversible. Prevention allows us to safeguard our sight. A very important view because it controls 84% of relations with the outside world. That’s why a simple medical-ophthalmological examination does prevention, diagnosis, therapy, prescription and treatment». So Matteo Piovella, president of the Italian Ophthalmological Society speaking today in Rome at the presentation of the toll-free numbers of public utility attributed to the scientific societies Sin (nephrology), Sigo (gynecology and obstetrics), Anmco (hospital cardiology) and Soi (ophthalmology), accredited by the Ministry of Health and affiliated to the Federation of Italian Scientific Medical Societies (Fism).
«With a single access — explains Piovella — we safeguard our sight for life.We have a specific calendar: a visit at birth, within three years on the first day of school, from 6 to 8 years for myopia — a disease that is becoming endemic in Asia — then we move to 40 years, then from 40 to 60 years every two years and from 60 years once a year «.
On the occasion of the National Day of Ophthalmology 22 March, with the slogan ‘To see, show yourself!’ — it was announced during the press conference held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health — the Soi will launch the toll-free number 800189441.
«A very important service — underlines Piovella — because we must give information and remember that in our country the diseases that endanger sight affect over 3 million people and even more are those at risk because the incidence of glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy increases with age and chronic diseases».
Thanks to the digital age «we can, through images, verify between one view and another the difference of one thousandth of a millimeter of retinal structures — highlights President Soi -.This gives us tools that we didn’t have before. In summary, we manage to save the sight of one million and 300 thousand people every year, but it is necessary that people know about this opportunity. Among the requests that we receive from patients there is above all the great concern of losing their sight: people know that there is potential to be calm, 70% of the eye diseases that will then follow during life we can identify them from childhood «.
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