Protect your eyes.

Here are a few tips to protect your eyes and maintain a good vision.

1.Eat Healthy

First step towards protecting your eyes, begins with a healthy diet.Eating a well balanced diet helps you in maintaining a healthy weight, thereby preventing diseases like Type II diabetes.

Eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids,lutein,zinc and vitamin C & E.These nutrients prevent cataracts and macular degeneration.

2. Wear Sunglasses

Protect your eyes from the harmful effects of sun’s  UV rays by using sunglasses. Over exposure to sunlight can cause macular degeneration and even cataracts.

3.Quit Smoking

Smoking causes cataracts, macular degeneration and optic nerve damage.It is best to avoid smoking and keep a host of problems away.

4. Take short breaks

If you spend longs hours sitting before a computer screen it could cause blurry vision, dry eyes ,eyestrain and headaches. To avoid all this, rest your eyes every 20 minutes- 30 minutes by looking away from the screen for 20 seconds. Get up every 2 hours and move around.

5. Visit your eye specialist regularly.

Whether you have an eye problem or not, it is a good practice to visit an eye specialist regularly.Simple eye tests can help detect changes in your eye health and also other health issues like diabetes and glaucoma.

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Taking care of diabetes

There are 3 main types of diabetes namely,Type -I ,Type -II and gestational diabetes.

Type I is an auto immune disease that occurs to a person as a child or a young adult. Such diabetes occurs when the pancreas produce very little insulin or no insulin at all.Type I diabetes is also believed to be a genetic condition.People suffering from Type I diabetes will have to do so for life and will  depend on insulin shots and other treatments for insulin.

Type II diabetes occur in obese or overweight people.Most of the people across the globe suffer from Type II diabetes.It is more of a lifestyle disease that occurs when a person leads a sedentary life and has little no exercise in his routine.Type II diabetes occurs when the pancreas fail to produce insulin or when the body is unable to use the insulin properly.

The third and the main type of diabetes, gestational diabetes occurs in a woman during her pregnancy.This normally occurs in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy. Gestational diabetes disappears once the baby is born,unlike the other two forms of diabetes.However, a woman may develop gestational diabetes during her second pregnancy and also would be at a risk of suffering from Type II diabetes in her later life.

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What does a Pediatrician do?

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Wish you all a very happy and a prosperous Gudi Padwa! May this new year bring lot of peace and good health and joy in your lives.

In this blog let us cover about one of our several services that we provide-Pediatrics

Who is a Pediatrician?
A pediatrician is a medical physician , who is responsible to manage the  mental and physical well being of children/ adolescents.

Responsibilities of a Pediatrician;

-Reduce Infant and Child Mortality
-Reduce the spread of infectious diseases
-Treat children with chronic health conditions.

Pediatricians counsel and guide children and their parents alike on matters concerning diet, hygiene and disease prevention. The field of pediatrics is a collaborative field which means that a pediatrician may refer a patient to a medical expert if he manifests symptoms of a serious medical condition. Pediatrics is a very broad field; hence there arises the need for collaborative effort among medical professionals.

Some Facts on Total Knee Replacement Surgery

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Today,knee replacement surgery has become very common and is one of the most widely performed surgeries in the world. To start with, let us first understand what is total knee replacement.

Total Knee Replacement is a surgical process that involves replacing of the bad knee joint with artificial materials.It is also known as Arthoplasty. A person who is suffering from osteoarthiritis and rheumatoid arthritis is the one who normally opts for a total knee replacement surgery.

Procedures involved in Total Knee Replacement Surgery;
-In this surgery, the end of the femur bone (thigh bone) is removed surgically and then replced with a metal shell.
-The end of the lower leg bone is also removed and is replaced with a channeled plastic piece with a metal piece.
- The Artificial components are known as prothesis.
- A patient would be discharged in about 5 days after the surgery.
-The patient would normally have to use crutches as support to walk for a few days after the surgery.When in the hospital, it would be monitored by the medical staff.
- Physiotherapy would be recommended by the surgeon.
-After about 8 weeks of proper medications and physiotherapy sessions, the patient will be able to walk without any assistance and resume his normal routine life.

Technology definitely has improved by leaps and bounds but the willingness and attitude of the patient is necessary for a successful outcome.



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Kharghar Medicity Hospital - An Introduction

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Welcome to Kharghar Medicity Blogspot.

Kharghar Medicity is a premier 50 bedded  Mutispeciality hospital with state-of-art equipment.Centrally located in the city of Kharghar , Medicity Hospital offers high-end super-specialty services in Neurology, Neurosurgery, Urology, Nephrology, Plastic surgery, Joint replacement, Orthopedic Surgery, Trauma, and Critical Care conducted by highly qualified specialists and super-specialists.

Kharghar Medicity Hospital also provides cashless facilities especially in emergency cases, to enable you to admit a patient without prior heavy deposits..(This facility is only applicable in the network panel of third-party administrators).

Our experienced and dedicated Doctors use their expertise to serve the patients in the most effective manner and are available 24/7.

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