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Follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. News- Diabetes is a fairly common disease that interferes with the body’s ability to use and store sugar. It can occur during childhood but usually the problem begins later in life. Diabetes is a multi-system disease which affects the eyes and kidneys commonly. Diabetes can cause many health problems, especially when it is severe and uncontrollable. One of the serious conditions caused by diabetes is called diabetic retinopathy and is one of the foremost causes of blindness. Diabetic retinopathy is a disease affecting the retina of the eye. Retina is a delicate, light sensitive lining of the back of the eye. Diabetic retinopathy can weaken and cause changes in the small retinal blood vessels. These blood vessels may then begin to leak or swell or develop brush-like branches. This deterioration of the retinal blood vessels causes hindrance in the supply of oxygen and nutrition needed by the retina to remain healthy. Early stages of this condition may cause symptoms like blurred vision. As the disease progresses, one may notice cloudiness of vision, blind spots, floaters or even sudden loss of vision. But usually diabetic retinopathy does not produce visual symptoms strong enough to get noticed. Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/warding-off-visual-impairment/article7735687.ece. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=warding-visual-impairment 15 million people in India are blind, which is 50% of world’s blind population. For most of us, it is impossible to imagine life without sight. But do we give enough importance to taking care of our eyes that enable us to enjoy the colours of life? One look at the statistics and it is quite apparent that eye care is at the bottom of the priority list in peoples’ minds when it should be one of paramount importance. Consequently, we are confronted with concerning statistic of India housing 40% of the worlds’ blind population. According to a WHO study, globally about 285 million people have visual impairment, including 39 million individuals who are blind and an additional 246 million who have poor vision. The causes of moderate and severe vision impairment worldwide are uncorrected near-sightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. While the global statistics are alarming, India’s numbers are shocking with nearly half of all Indians in dire need of vision correction. Source: http://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/health-files/Eye-care-deficit-makes-India-the-blind-capital-of-the-world/944. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=eye-care-deficit-makes-india-blind-capital-world 2. Job alert- There are two posts as Upper Division Clerk and one post as Multi Tasking Staff (safaiwala) for Visually Impaired in Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune. Qualification: (i) Upper Division Clerk: Degree of Recognized University or Equivalent. Upper Age Limit: 27 years (ii) Multi Tasking Staff (Safaiwala): Matriculation or equivalent pass from a recognized University or Board. Upper Age Limit: 25 years. Application fee is Rs. 100/-. Download application format from the FTII website www.ftiindia.com. Last date 2nd November. Far areas: 17th November. The application should be sent by ORDINARY POST only. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=jobs or employment news of 3rd October page no.11 -- With best regards, Helpdesk Team! C/o Score Foundation-Project Eyeway, 17/107, Basement, Vikram Vihar, Lajpatnagar 4, New Delhi 110024, INDIA. Helpdesk:011-46070380 (Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm) Office Phone:011-26472582/81 Email: helpd...@eyeway.org Websites: www.scorefoundation.org.in; www.eyeway.org Youtube:www.youtube.com/user/eyewayindia Twitter: twitter.com/friendsofeyeway Facebook: www.facebook.com/projecteyeway Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
