Tamil Nadu has become medical tourism hub of India : Venkaiah
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu has become the medical tourism hub of the country,Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday. Inaugurating the Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery Convention-2018 here, he said the younger generation in the country was being affected by various eye problems. Observing that this was because of increase in the usage of electronic gadgets likephones and video games, Mr Venkaiah Naidu said parents should guide their children about the ill-effects of geting hooked to such gadgets.
Noting that one-third of 45 million blind people in the world were from India, he said as the studies warn that the number of blind people was set to triple, it was time for ophthalmologists to look in to the concept of artificial intelligence, which was not new,but growing exponentially over the past several years.
Mr Venkaiah Naidu also said lack of physical movement, including exercises, has led to increase in number of diseases in the last decade.
Noting that one-third of 45 million blind people in the world were from India, he said as the studies warn that the number of blind people was set to triple, it was time for ophthalmologists to look in to the concept of artificial intelligence, which was not new,but growing exponentially over the past several years.
Mr Venkaiah Naidu also said lack of physical movement, including exercises, has led to increase in number of diseases in the last decade.
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