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eye drop can cause blindness

Chairman of the People of the Eye Doctor Indonesia (Perdami) DIY, dr Suharjo assert that the use eyedrops that do not comply with the rules and controls that are not regularly will cause many complications including eye damage eye sight permanently. Found most cases occur in children, including young people under 20 years.

“On the DIY found many cases of eye damage due to the termauk glaucoma eye drops that home within 2 years continuously,” said Suharjo in Sarjito Hospital, on Thursday (6/12/2007).

More Suharjo said, eyedrops circulating current is also suspected that many contain some hazardous materials such as steroid, dexametason, betametason, and other materials antiallergenic.

Meanwhile, the steroid that is not uniform will cause permanent glaucoma which can not be restored. In addition, eyedrops also may cause the eyelid skin becomes atropi, tukak lambing, insomnia, ptosis, cornea damage, retardasi mental and psikosis.

“In addition to parents who do not knowthe rules, was still a lot of eyedrops that also contains hazardous if used in ongoing for 2 years, such as steroid,” specifically.

To that add the Suharjo eyedrops should be monitored regularly and if necessary, should be under a doctor (children) in receipe. While that according to WHO data supplement Suharjo nearly 90 percent of blindness in the world are in Asia and Africa, third in Southeast Asia. Main causes of blindness are cataract 1.02 percent, 0.16 percent of glaucoma and other aberration. While 80 percent of the causes of blindness can be prevented through preventive and curative measures as early as possible.