The Trauma of Glaucoma: How eye injury can cause irreversible blindness

Glaucoma, a major eye disease that gradually steals vision, is ceaselessly lurking as every injury or damage to the eye can potentially cause a lifetime of blindness.

Among the many risk factors of Glaucoma, the country’s number one cause of blindness, previous eye injury cannot be underestimated. 

While most eye injuries can be given proper treatment, the risk of glaucoma may persist. Glaucoma may not be contracted immediately after an injury. It can develop over time, according to the Philippine Glaucoma Society (PGS), the organization of the country’s leading eye experts on glaucoma.

“The Philippine Glaucoma Society with Allergan is fighting to rid the country of this dreadful disease. Eye injury like many other glaucoma risk factors is not to be taken too lightly. It may cause the onset of a specific but equally damaging type of glaucoma, which is Traumatic Glaucoma,” said Dr. Biboy Martinez, PGS vice president. 

A previous eye injury may damage the drainage channels of the eye causing increased eye pressure, this elevated pressure may then cause damage to the optic nerve causing glaucoma.  

Traumatic glaucoma is usually cause by blunt trauma, which could either be a direct blow to the head or a direct injury to the eye.

Eye fluid flows out of the eye through the pupil and is absorbed into the bloodstream through drainage canals around the edge of the iris.

Blunt trauma damages the flow of eye fluid inside the eye, causing blockage in the system and eventually elevation of eye pressure. This blockage can be caused by an excess amount of blood, plasma and debris.

SM CITY'S “GREAT NORTHERN SALE” ON JULY 13, 14 & 15, 2012

Get a big savings on the upcoming Biggest Sale of the Year… with a theme “Great Northern Sale” that will happen on July 13, 14 & 15 in SM City North Edsa where shoppers will enjoy big discounts that is up to 70% on selected brands and items. And as you shop, you will see a lot of stores offering major discounts and other add-ons where you can use your credit card or maybe even your debit card for easier shopping that will give you the comfort of not having a lot of cash in your wallet. Shoppers can also earn points by using their SM advantage card by purchasing in any SM retail stores in SM City North Edsa. 

So what are you waiting for? Get those exclusive deals on all stores and dining places at the upcoming SM City’s “Great Northern Sale” where all your needs from clothing’s, furniture, home appliances, groceries, etc. You name it; SM has it all for you. So see you there!!!!!!!!!!!!   

PHILIPPINE OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETY (POGS) TOGETHER WITH REP. ROMAN ROMULO WITH THE SUPPORT FROM GLAXO SMITH KLINE (GSK) LAUNCHED THE "ANTI-CERVICAL CANCER CAMPAIGN"

 

 

In celebration of its 66^th anniversary, The Philippine Obstetrics and Gynecological Society of the Philippines (POGS) together with Rizal Medical Center and the office of Rep. Roman Romulo with the support from Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), recently launched the Cervical Cancer Awareness campaign among the youth  that was held last July 06, 2012 at the auditorium of the Rizal Medical Center in Pasig City.

The purpose of the program is to make the youth, especially those residing in Pasig City to be aware of this disease (Cervical Cancer) and the danger that it brings. Cervical Cancer is the 2^nd leading cause of death in the world today; where 12 women die daily in the Philippines alone and one woman dies every two minutes on a global basis.

This disease is considered as subtle because it appears in a woman's cervix without any symptom at the start and when the symptom start to appear… it’s in the late stage already where it is already considered hard to cure and can cause death to the person who has it.  
   

Part of the campaign is to give vaccine to the female youth of Pasig City who are not yet sexually active in order to develop immunity in their bodies so that when the time comes that they are sexually active already; their body will not be vulnerable to this disease. As part of the process, the female participants will be receiving three vaccines within a 6-month period on the stage of 0 to 1 to the 6^th month to complete the vaccine that will prevent them to acquire the cancer of the cervix.

The event was attended by the medical doctors of the Rizal Medical Center and other doctors who are members of POGS, by the Barangay and Church officials and by no less than the Congressman of the lone district of Pasig City, Rep. Roman Romulo who himself is a staunch health advocate who believe that good health can be achieved through prevention by means of immunization that will lessen the number of patients in the hospitals, hence, will make the city government of Pasig to spend less on health matters. 

THE ALL-NEW HTC ONE S, V & C

HTC, a global designer of smartphones, today unveiled the new HTC One S-elegantly styled with an ultra-slim 7.9mm metal unibody for people who want a powerful smartphone that pushes the boundaries of mobile phone design.

Engineered with advanced design

HTC One S features two innovative new finishes, used for the first time ever in mobile phone design. The first, an ultra-matte black ceramic surface, is the result of a microarc oxidation process originally developed for use in satellites. It transforms the surface of the metal unibody into a super-dense crystalline structure that is four times harder than anodised aluminum, resisting the bumps and scrapes of everyday use to leave the HTC One S looking pristine. The second takes traditional anodisation to a new level, with a patented HTC process that creates a subtle and sophisticated light-to-dark gradient fade through the aluminium.

 Powerful, durable performance

A Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor with up to 1.5GHz dual-core CPUs powers an ultra-responsive interface with rich graphics that come to life on the 4.3 inch bright Super AMOLED screen. Crafted from contoured Corning™ Gorilla Glass, which flows over the edges of the phone, the durable screen has optical lamination offering wide viewing angles to make reviewing pictures and videos easy. 

Versatile user experience

HTC One S blends Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense™ 4, the new version of HTC’s acclaimed user experience. HTC Sense 4 features new camera capabilities, enabling users to shoot outstanding pictures in the blink of an eye. Beats Audio™ technology is also integrated more deeply throughout all multimedia features of the phone, to deliver a more premium mobile experience.

Incredible camera

With an f/2.0 lens and auto HDR mode, HTC ImageSense technology delivers fast image capture with stunning results, even under adverse lighting conditions. In just 0.7 seconds you’re able to take a shot and, with its new superfast 0.2 second autofocus, you’ll never miss a moment again. You can even take pictures as you shoot HD video, or extract high resolution stills from HD video in playback.

Philippines-Japan Friendship Month (July to August 2012) with Eiga Sai—The Japanese Film Festival

Enjoy free screenings of much-awaited contemporary Japanese films in July and August at the 2012 Eiga Sai. Presented by the Japan Foundation, Manila, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, UP Film Institute, Film Development Council of the Philippines, ClickTheCity.com and NET 25 TV. An invitational screening of the film ‘Villain’ on July 5 at Shang Cineplex Cinema 2, EDSA, Mandaluyong City is the kick-off event for the festivity.

Villain is a gritty social critique drama directed by Lee Sang-il, director of the multi-award film—Hula Girls. Eri Fukatsu who won the Best Actress Award at the Montreal World Film Festival 2010 and Japan Academy Prize 2011 for her role (Mitsuyo), takes on challenging and heated love scenes, playing a woman on the run with a murderer. Satoshi Tsumabuki (Yuichi) runs away after killing a woman (Yoshino) he met on a dating website. While the families of the victim and the assailant are left in agony, Mitsuyo becomes increasingly entangled in her relationship with Yuichi. The film was based on the novel "Akunin" by Shuichi Yoshida published in April 2007.

"PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH MY HEART" PREMIERES ON JULY 9 ON YOUR T V SCREEN

Watch out for the newest Prime-Tanghali entitled ”Be Careful With My Heart” that will invade your T V screen starting on Monday July 9 just before Showtime. The title of this drama-series was taken from the song with similar title ”Be Careful With My Heart” that was originally sang by Jose Mari Chan and now a T V series that you can watch that will stir the hearts of the viewers out there.

This is the first time Jodi will be starring in a T V series that is why she considers this; a very special one. Aside from that, this is also the first time Jodi will be pairing with Richard Yap who feels the same way as Jodi, since, this is also his first time to play a lead role in a T V series.

Be Careful With My Heart casts includes Jodi Sta. Maria who played the role of Maya De  La Rosa who grew up in a loving family in the province (na gagawin ang lahat upang makamit ang kanyang pangarap na maging stewardess at maiahon sa hirap ang kanyang pamilya)  whose life was changed when she met Richard who is the father of Mutya; the little girl that Maya is taking care of and serve as a yaya. 

Other cast includes Aiza Seguerra, Divina Valencia, Robert Ortega, Jerome Perez, Janella Salvador and Mutya Orquia. And its under the direction of Jeffrey Jeturian and Mervyn Brondial.

FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL