Tuesday, November 14, 2017

More Than 80,000 Sri Lankans Are Blind Due To Diabetes

More than 80,000 Sri Lankans are suffering  from
blindness due to Diabetes according to the Sri Lanka Collage Of Opthalmologists .

Another 700,000  (one third of those suffering from Diabetes) are suffering from various eye disorders caused due to Diabetes the Collage has stated.

Around 10% of the Sri Lankan population is suffering from Diabetes and those who are suffering from the Disease should have checked their eyes at least once a year to avoid gettting blindness Dr.Kapila Piyasena attached to the Non Communicable Diseases Unit of the Ministry of Health has stated during a media briefing held at National Eye Hospital in Colombo last Monday (13).


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A Sudden Fire Erupted In A Tyre Shop At Armour Street

A sudden fire has broken out at a tyre shop near Armour street in Grandpass this evening (29) causing severe traffic congestion in the area....