For 95-99% of all history, humans lived as hunger-gather societies. A relatively quick shift from hunter-gather societies to sedentary agriculture has lead to the rapid development of obesity. It was not until the 20th century that it became common, so much so that in 1997 the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a […]
Month: October 2020
Anesthetic is a very tricky branch. Many people don’t know the importance of anesthetic. Today, 16th October 2020, I would like to wish all anesthetists out there a very happy World Anesthesia Day. We are the warriors fighting behind the scenes. The captain of the ship or pilot of the aero plane in the operation […]
Glaucoma is also known as ‘Kala Motia’ or ‘Kaanch Bindu’ that is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world today. This has been rightly termed as the ‘Silent Thief of Sight’. It was estimated that by 2020 there would be 70 million people with glaucoma worldwide and by 2040 this number will increase […]
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery also known as Oculoplasty surgery, is a specialized branch of ophthalmology that uses the concepts of Ophthalmology and plastic surgery together to operate and reconstruct the eyelids, orbit, lacrimal (tear) sac and the socket functionally as well as to perform cosmetic surgery on the lids and brow. Oculoplasty surgery helps […]