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04/02/2012
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The Bill 3425/12 by Mr Marco Tebaldi (PSDB-SC), the network requires the Unified Health System (SUS) to perform tests for detection of cataract and glaucoma within 30 days from the request. Under the proposal, up to the Ministry of Health to coordinate the program.
Tebaldi explains that, worldwide, about 70 million people have glaucoma, and almost half loses his sight. The congressman stressed that the disease can be treated. "However, for this, people have to do the test quickly so that treatment is effective," he argues.
Although there is no cure for glaucoma, a disease can be treated to protect the patient's vision. In most cases, patients are treated with eye drops. In the other, the patient undergoes surgery. The disease causes damage to the optic nerve due to increased intraocular pressure.
Already a cataract occurs when the lens of the eye, the lens, is opaque. One of the most common optical problems, cataracts are caused by aging or diseases such as diabetes.
Conduct
The project will have conclusive analysis of a committee of Social Security and Family, Finance and Taxation, and the Constitution and Justice and Citizenship.
Source: R7 News
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