JINAN,
Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Each year about 45,000 Chinese lose their eyesight, while
another 1.35 million become lazy eyes, according to statistics from the
blindness prevention office of the Ministry of Health on Sunday, the
International Day of the Blind.
By July, China has reported 12 million people
handicapped with eye problems, including about 5 million blind people, said
Professor Wang Lihua, vice director with the blindness prevention office in East
China's Shandong Province.
Wang noted that pearl eye, glaucoma and cornea
disease are likely to lead to blindness. The hurt of ultra-violet to one's lens
was blamed for causing pearl eye. "People should reduce outdoor activities under
the burning sun or wear sunglasses."
Besides, Wang suggests diabetes patients have regular
check-ups for their eyes, children form good habit to read and write with right
postures and people keep certain distance from televisions and computer screens.
Meanwhile, experts in southwest China's Sichuan
Province are calling for enhancement of awareness to help the blind. "Please
stay away from the special lane for blind pedestrians and volunteer them a hand
when it is necessary," said Yang Zhixiao, an official with the association of
the disabled in Chengdu, Sichuan's capital city. Enditem
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