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IS AN EYE RUBBING HABIT HARMFUL THAT CAN CAUSE EYE DISEASES?
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Although scratching the eyes during the day is an innocent act for many of us, experts say that scratching and rubbing the eyes frequently can invite many diseases.
Turkey Medicals member and Eye Diseases Specialist Op. Dr. “The cornea layer, which is the transparent layer on the front surface of our eye, can thin and narrow due to excessive pressure and eye rub, which causes trauma, was said. The name of the disease characterized by excessive tapering of the corneal layer is keratoconus,” she said.
- Keratoconus usually occurs in adolescence. Dr. “It progresses between the ages of 20-40 and becomes stable after the age of 40. When it is noticed in the early stages of the disease, the progression of the disease can be slowed and stopped with various treatments.”
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- Because of allergic diseases, rubbing the eye can lay the groundwork for the emergence of keratoconus disease, which is characterized by thinning and tapering of the cornea layer, which is the transparent layer of the eye.
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- There’s no exact cause of keratoconus disease. It’s familial, that is, genetic. In the early stages of the disease, there is no problem with vision, as the disease progresses, myopia and astigmatism defects begin to appear.
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- Vision problems that occur in the first periods can be corrected with glasses, while vision problems that cannot be corrected with glasses begin to occur as the disease progresses,” she said.
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- ”The disease can be treated with corneal cross linking when caught in the early stages,” Op. Dr. “Additional treatment methods contact lenses, corneal ring treatments are also available. Here, it is important that the disease is detected early, diagnosed, and treated.
Conditions that our patients should pay attention to are that they stay away from over-scratching and rubbing their eyes, especially in adolescence and early 20s, the onset of impaired vision, rapid progressive myopia, the formation of astigmatism, the inability to see clearly despite glasses.
To protect against keratoconus, it is important to undergo an annual eye check in Turkey and not rub our eyes,” she said.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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