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Taking care of your eyes.An important CWEST
topic.
CWEST - Taking care of your eyes.
• Everybody will agree that eye care is very, very important.
• Imagine losing your sight when it could have been prevented.
CWEST - Taking care of your eyes.
• On Earth there are -:• 285 million visually impaired people.• 246 million have low vision.• 39 million people are blind.
CWEST - Taking care of your eyes.
• In the UK there are -:• 360,000 registered blind or partially
sighted people.• However, that figure rises to
1,950,000 who are not officially registered. That is 1 person in 30!
CWEST - Taking care of your eyes.
• Imagine not seeing your friends or family, your favourite actor, a television programme or your favourite sports team? It would be devastating.
CWEST - Taking care of your eyes.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
(normal vision on the left, AMD on the right).
CWEST - Taking care of your eyes.
Cataract(normal vision on the left, cataract on the right).
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Diabetic eye disease(normal vision on the left, diabetic eye disease on the right).
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• So, how can you reduce the risks of becoming partially sighted or even blind?
CWEST - Taking care of your eyes.
• Amongst other good habits……..• Eat healthily
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• Don’t smoke (or give up)
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• Maintain normal blood pressure
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• Exercise
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• Visit your GP and/or optician if you recognise deterioration in
your eye sight
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• Stay out of very bright light
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• COMPETITION TIME!!• 22-28 September is National Eye Health Week. • You need to design a poster starting with
‘Healthy eyes are important because…..’
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• Prizes!!• Your poster will be sent away to be judged by a
panel of eye experts.• If you win, you’ll get £50 of book tokens and £30
of Love2Shop vouchers!!• Your finished poster needs to be completed by
Wednesday, 15 October. Every student in the school is eligible to take part.
CWEST - Taking care of your eyes.
