Today, corneal blindness is one of the most common types of permanent blindness. Also, it accounts for 5% of the world’s total blind population. It mainly affects people at a younger age. Communicable diseases, infections and contaminations increase the danger of corneal blindness, particularly of people living in an unhealthy environment.

Corneal blindness largely affects those zones that lack accurate medical treatments. In a country like India, it approximately impacts 2 million of the population who remain vulnerable to the disease due to lack of proper lifestyle conditions.

Corneal Blindness – Disease Treatment and Prevention

Before considering treatment, it is always useful to change the perspective that, prevention is a thousand times better than cure. So, here are a few considerations to prevent corneal blindness.

Use clean water:

Clean water is necessary to keep away any infection. Consuming unhealthy water is the major cause of many infectious diseases. Thus, access to clean water will have a massive impact in preventing corneal blindness.

Combat Vitamin A deficiency:

Malnutrition leads to various health-related issues. And, we’ve all learned that the lack of Vitamin A catastrophically impacts the eye. So, taking Vitamin A supplements, vaccination and following a nutrient-rich diet is essential.

Keep the surroundings clean:

Insects that endure in unhygienic environments cause many eye-related diseases. Insects, germs and microbes may cause inflammation that could go into the cornea or even the retina to impede one’s ability to see. Keeping your surroundings clean can help to prevent corneal blindness.

Seek professional Eyecare:

Whenever you experience any injury or trauma, you must treat them diligently. Most importantly, using traditional medicine as prescribed by local charlatans can have a damaging effect on the eyes. Thus, seeking a suitable health care facility and using prescribed eye drops can prevent your eyes from corneal blindness. 

NOTE: No information, suggestion, advice, evaluation, process, terminology, etc., provided in our blog should be considered as the final medical advice. Please note that this information is only indicatory for you to get a better understanding of various eye-related syndromes and treatment options available. For any issues or discomfort in your eye(s), we recommend you to visit our hospital. Only on complete diagnosis by one of our doctors, we can evaluate your condition, and help you with a relevant medical process and/or treatment.