There are many factors threatening eye health, including what we eat and drink, the air we breathe and the sun. Many things that we do tens of times a day and consider to be normal, such as rubbing our eyes or wiping away tears, may lead to various diseases.

2015 Winter Meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) will take place in Istanbul between February 20-22.

Commonly known by the name of "eye pressure", glaucoma is at the top of the world’s list of insidious diseases. İhsan Öge, MD, Prof., of Dünyagöz Etiler explains that anyone older than 35 years may have glaucoma, which may progress to blindness (loss of vision) unless treated, and shares important information about this disease, which is also common in Turkey, on the occasion of World Glaucoma Week on March 11-17.

Generation Y can’t give up digital screens. However, continuously looking at a screen may cause certain eye problems in children. Elvan Alçın, MD, Op. of Dünyagöz Etiler says that unrecognized eye disorders may develop in children who constantly look at digital screens and such disorders have a negative impact on their social and mental development.