Summers can indeed wreck havoc with your eyes. " The increased temperature and pollution can make one vulnerable to eye allergies, resulting in itching, redness, and burning sensations. Some basic precautions can help," says Dr Ritika Sachdev, additional director, medical services, Centre for Sight. Experts say that simple eye- friendly measures can go a long way. " It takes some basic moves like washing eyes with clean, filtered water, using lubricating drops ( with an eye specialist's recommendation) and sunglasses in preventing a dozen problems," says Dr Sachdev.

Rahul is lucky to be alive and to see the beautiful world, even though with just one eye. His elder sister was not so fortunate, as a late detection of eye cancer proved fatal for her.

?We learnt our lesson after losing our daughter and kept Rahul under close medical observation since birth,? said Kavita, Rahul's mother.

When Rahul was eight-month-old he was detected with cancer of the eye retina, also known as retinoblastoma (RB).

India has the highest number of Retinoblastoma (Rb) affected children in the world, with about 1500 new cases reported each year informed Dr. Santosh G. Honavar, while addressing a press conference here in city on the occasion of World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week.

India has the highest number of Retinoblastoma (Rb) affected children in the world, with about 1500 new cases reported each year, informed Dr. Santosh G. Honavar, while addressing a press conference here on the occasion of?World Retinoblastoma Awareness?Week.

India has the highest number of Retinoblastoma (Rb) affected children in the world, with about 1500 new cases reported each year informed Dr. Santosh G. Honavar, while addressing a press conference here in city on the occasion of World?Retinoblastoma Awareness?Week.

New Delhi?: Rahul is lucky to be alive and to see the beautiful world, even though with just one eye. His elder sister was not so fortunate, as a late detection of eye cancer proved fatal for her.

?We learnt our lesson after losing our daughter and kept Rahul under close medical observation since birth,? said Kavita, Rahul's mother.

When Rahul was eight-month-old he was detected with cancer of the eye retina, also known as retinoblastoma (RB).

Hyderabad: India has the highest number of Retinoblastoma (Rb) affected children in the world, with about 1500 new cases reported each year informed Dr. Santosh G. Honavar, while addressing a press conference here in city on the occasion of World?Retinoblastoma Awareness?Week.

India has the highest number of Retinoblastoma (Rb) affected children in the world, with about 1500 new cases reported each year informed Dr. Santosh G. Honavar, while addressing a press conference here in city on the occasion of World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week.

?While you have welcomed the summer by slathering on the sunscreen and pulling out the best of the summer wear, a major safety measure still reckons you - eye care. Those sunglasses don't just look chic but protect your eyes too. With summer come a host of eye problems, but a little bit of care is all that is required to keep them at bay. " Overexposure to the sun and other forms of allergies are common during this season. Eye problems do peak in summer because of pollution and the increased heat," says Dr Parul Sharma, head, ophthalmology, Max Hospital.

Do you spend more than 2 hours in a day working on a computer? Do your eyes feel tired in the evening after working on a computer screen? Do you occasionally suffer from blurred vision or stiff neck and shoulder pains? If your answer is yes to any two of the questions, then like millions of others, you too suffer from the?Computer Vision Syndrome?(CVS) or eye strain. Common symptoms of CVS are headaches, blurred vision, redness in the eyes, eye strain and irritation or dryness in eyes.