"Love your eyes" on this World Sight Day- Ft. Dr Sandeep Buttan
Every year 12th October is celebrated as World Sight Day. World Sight Day is an important occasion to raise awareness about visual impairment and eye health. On this occasion, Medical Dialogues team interacted with Dr Sandeep Buttan - Global technical lead at eye health at Sightsavers, India.
Dr Sandeep Buttan did MSc in Community Eye Health from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. He currently leads the development of national strategic priorities and action plans for Sightsavers eye health portfolio in India. He also leads strategic advocacy for integration of eye health into broader health context of the National urban health mission (NUHM) in India.
Prior to this, he worked as Community ophthalmologist at Dr Shroff`s Charity Eye Hospital.
Through this video he provided his valuable insights on the following-
1. What is the significance of World Sight Day, and why is it celebrated?
2. How can individuals protect their eye health on a daily basis?
3. What are the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness globally, and how can they be prevented or treated?
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