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Swine Flu Virus

Article Overview: H1N1 is an influenza A virus which is the causative pathogen for swine flu. There have been seasonal outbreaks every year. The reason being, it is contagious, and mutations in the virus strain put everyone at risk every season. Awareness about this disease and its transmission, prevention, and management is critical to control the spread of the disease. We also need to clarify few myths associated with this disease. Read Article

Dr. Pratyush Kumar
General Medicine Physician

Normotension Glaucoma - a Disease on the Rise

Article Overview: Glaucoma is a group of diseases causing long-standing progressive optic nerve damage. Glaucoma is thus a sort of generic name, referring to the plethora of diseases causing optic nerve damage with one common feature, a higher intraocular pressure (higher pressure inside the eye than the normal limits). A few patients belong to a lesser known, smaller subgroup among the broader classification of glaucoma called normotension glaucoma. This peculiar disease is one where, as the name suggests, the intraocular pressure is normal. But, is classified as a type of glaucoma as it produces eye changes that are characteristic of glaucomatous damage. This article describes the essential features of this disease with how the disease progresses and what measures need to be taken to detect and manage this problem. Read Article

Dr. Manjunath Natarajan
Eye Care Ophthalmologist

How can my blurred vision be treated?

Query: Hello doctor, I have been having blurry vision ever since my sore eyes have been going away. It started a week ago when I was diagnosed with sore eyes. My physician told me to use Terramycin four to five times a day and on the sixth day, the swelling in my eyes got better. But once my eye was in a ...  Read Full »