Readers Digest page 66, out of focus.
Summary
People do NOT go for regular eye checks and due to that, people do not know if there is anything wrong with their eyes. Proffessor Wong Tein Yin, director of Singapore Eye Research Institute, who headed the study said, "Of the people picked up to hae glaucoma, 90 percent had not seen an eye doctor or were aware they had glaucoma. People should be mindful of their health.People should check their eyesight every six months, just like how they visit the dentist every six months. Even though we may be able to read the bottom of the chart, it does not equate to good eye health. People in the high risk group are those with a family history of galucoma, rentinal detachments or blindness, or those suffering from hypertension. People who are from this group has to go for eye checks more often than normal people do.
Reflection(:
Singaporeans should go for eye checks more regularly and not neglect their eyesight. They could easily lose their eyesight without them knowing it.
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