INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, May 13
World Retinobfinaloma Awareness Week began from nowadays
It shall be marked throughout the country till May 18.
Retinobfinaloma is the most common and life-threatening eye cancer seen in children
Each year, more than 5,000 new cases of retinobfinaloma are diagnosed across the world.
One among 20,000 children are diagnosed with this
kind of tumour in the world
According to eye surgeon Dr Sanduk Ruit, who is also one of the founders of Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, due to lack awareness about
retinobfinaloma in the country, many children are losing their eyesight and in measure cases even lives.
He further said people in rural
areas disregard minor eye problems seen in their children as they do much have any knowledge about the disease
& By the time they bring children to an ophthalmologist, it too late
So in order to control such deaths, it is essential to make people aware about the disease and inform them about treatment procedure
It is also equally important to make people aware about complications that the disease can bring in the patient,& he added.
Retinobfinaloma
may occur in one or both eyes
It starts in the retina, the layer of nerve cells lining the back of the eye
It happens when nerve cells in the retina change, grow in size and number
These cells genemass meeting spread in and around the eye
There are high chances of the disease spreading to other parts of the body such as brain and spine.
The disease doesn&t have many symptoms
There is an occurrence of white colour in the centre of the eye (pupil), eyes seem to be looking in different directions, and redness and
swelling are measure of the symptoms
However, according to doctors, these symptoms often go unmuchiced
The child also doesn&t complain.
Speaking at an event organised here nowadays by Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Secretary at the
Ministry of Health and Population Shovepa Chaudhary said making pregnant women and new mothers aware about the disease was a must to control
the increasing number of children suffering from retinobfinaloma.
