{"id":20864,"date":"2024-06-20T14:02:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T14:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20864"},"modified":"2024-06-20T14:02:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T14:02:43","slug":"early-detection-vital-cataract-awareness-month-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/early-detection-vital-cataract-awareness-month-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Detection Vital: Cataract Awareness Month 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In recognition of Cataract Awareness Month 2024, Dr. Ajit Kumar Jain emphasizes the critical role of detecting and treating cataracts early to maintain optimal eye health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cataracts, which cause clouding of the eye&#8217;s lens, can significantly impair vision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jain explains that symptoms such as reduced contrast sensitivity, sensitivity to glare (photophobia), seeing halos around lights, and difficulty driving at night are common among those with cataracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, cataracts may affect only a small part of the lens, leading to minimal vision loss that may go unnoticed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as the condition progresses and more of the lens becomes clouded, symptoms become more noticeable and pronounced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jain also notes that although rare, children can also develop cataracts due to factors like trauma or underlying metabolic disorders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial in such cases to prevent permanent vision loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children born with cataracts often have other associated eye or health conditions, which may be linked to genetic factors or chromosomal disorders like Down syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He advises anyone experiencing sudden vision changes such as double vision, flashes of light, eye pain, or sudden headaches to seek immediate medical attention at the nearest health center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cataract Awareness Month aims to raise awareness about the condition and promote proactive measures for early detection and treatment to preserve vision and overall eye health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recognition of Cataract Awareness Month 2024, Dr. Ajit Kumar Jain emphasizes the critical role of detecting and treating cataracts early to maintain optimal eye health. Cataracts, which cause clouding&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20864"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20866,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20864\/revisions\/20866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}