Oral Health: Essential for Children to the Elderly In Nepal, oral cancer is more common in men over 50 years of age, and smoking is the main cause, and new cases have increased by 35.71 percent. 'In today's busy lifestyle, not all of us are able to keep our mouths healthy, which directly affects our overall physical health. Therefore, a healthy mouth is a healthy life.' The slogan of World Oral Health Day 2026 is 'A Happy Mouth is a Happy Life'. Due to their damaged teeth, they are afraid and hesitant to speak or laugh in front of a crowd of people. This also affects their mental health. On the other hand, they feel inferior and consider themselves weak. There are many problems that arise from not keeping their mouths healthy. Nowadays, various types of problems are seen in the teeth of young children to the elderly. Dental problems and pain also affect a person's eating and sleeping habits, which negatively affects their overall physical health. Today, abou...
Vision impairment: Say goodbye to glasses with the latest treatment About 30 percent of people with vision impairment in Nepal do not wear glasses, which affects their employment and self-confidence. There are three main methods of correcting vision impairment by reducing the power of the pupil of the eye using laser technology: photorefractive keratectomy, LASIK, and SMILE. Laser surgery is suitable for patients over 18 years of age with stable power and has a 95 to 98 percent success rate. Look at the eyes of people you walk by. About 3 out of every 10 people are found wearing glasses. It is said that where there is a virtue, there is also a defect. Perhaps the defect of such a convenient world is vision impairment. Continuous close work, excessive and continuous use of screens are increasing the risk of vision impairment. Despite having vision problems, almost half of people who should wear glasses are not wearing glasses. Some are unaware of their vision impairment, while othe...