Around 40 Government Hospitals Shut Down Due To Doctors Shortage Reopened After Filling Vacancies-Ministry Of Health

Around 40 government hospitals in the island shut down as a result of a severe  shortage of doctors  have been reopened after filling the doctors vacancies in those hospitals under a proper method according to Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.

The doctors shortage of the above mentioned hospitals was filled with intern medical officers the Ministry Sources have revealed.

The Ministry of Health has managed to  create a  proper method of identifying the hospitals and institutions which have  severe shortage of doctors accurately  and will fill the shortages of doctors occur in government hospitals through this method in future the Ministry sources have stated.

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What Causes Low Vision?

The most common cause for low vision is macular degeneration, a disease of the sensory retina. However, there are a wide variety of causes of low vision, including:

• Birth defects
• Inherited diseases
• Injuries
• Diabetes
• Glaucoma
• Cataract
• Aging

Symptoms of Low Vision

A thorough eye examination is needed to diagnose causes of low vision. People with low vision may experience the following symptoms:

• Loss of central vision
• Night blindness
• Loss of peripheral vision
• Blurred vision
• Hazy vision

Treatments for Low Vision

Low vision cannot be fully corrected. However, there are a wide array of devices to help people with low vision, including magnifiers and reading prisms, large-print reading materials, high-contrast watches, and machines that talk.

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Government To Setup An Office To Investigate On Missing Persons

The Government has decided to set up an office to investigate the cases of missing persons independently.This office will be setup to address alleged human rights violations occurred during the war with tamil rebels LTTE the government has stated.

The United Nations has last year urged the government to investigate on disappearances of persons occurred during the war with LTTE.