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Joaquín Carratalá, president of the association of relatives and those affected by this disease, remembers that it continues to be the main cause of blindness, although it can be prevented with early diagnosis. Almost 50,000 Canarians suffer from ocular glaucoma and it is estimated that half do not know it, according to Joaquín Carratalá, president of the association of relatives and those affected by this disease, who highlights the importance of an early diagnosis that would prevent total blindness in 95%. of the cases. Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause progressive and irreversible damage to the optic nerve and today remains the main cause of blindness in the world. In the Canary Islands, it is estimated that the most common glaucoma affects around 49,420 Canary Islanders, although half of them - approximately 24,710 - do not know that they suffer from it because it is initially asymptomatic. During these seven days, on the occasion of World Glaucoma Week, the Association for Affected People and Families (AGAF) wants to highlight the importance of early detection that would prevent total blindness of patients in 95% of cases. The “silent blindness” Glaucoma is also known as “silent blindness” because, at first, the brain is responsible for compensating for the visual deficit. The problem is that people usually realize in more advanced stages when the irreversible loss of vision has progressed from the most peripheral part to the center and it seems as if we were looking through a tunnel.
Glaucoma has no cure, but patients have eye drops and medications to avoid this tendency towards total blindness. However, in no case does the person recover the lost field of vision, as it is a degenerative disease, but the treatments manage to prevent further deterioration of the visual field and, therefore, the quality of life. Equal care regardless of where you live From AGAF they request equal care for glaucoma patients regardless of the territory in which they reside and, above all, they want to draw attention to the isolation and loneliness suffered by many people who live in towns or in more remote areas of cities. and have to cope with a visual impairment. Tenerife will lead the black bee selection WhatsApp Number List program Honey Table Meeting | Photo: Cabildo de Tenerife Honey Table Meeting | Photo: Cabildo de Tenerife Juan Jesús Ramos, president of the beekeepers' association in the north of the island, believes that without the help of the administrations, a sector with a shortage of professionals will not be viable. Go to download The Cabildo of Tenerife will lead the selection and improvement program for the black bee, an endemic species of the archipelago. The black bee - known for its dark appearance that contrasts with bees from other latitudes - traditionally existed wild in the natural environment thanks to its adaptation to the Canarian environment and climate, and has become an integral part of the specific biodiversity.
The islands. The beekeeping sector has been working on its hives for years to prevent their disappearance, and this program, led by the Cabildo, hopes to improve fertility, analyze their characteristics and reduce possible diseases. Tenerife Beekeeping Table This was stated during the celebration of the Tenerife Beekeeping Roundtable, a body that brings together the main representatives of the island's honey sector to study and plan the proposals and measures for this year. The meeting was attended by Apiten, Abecan, ADS Abecan, Isora Apicultural Association, Canarian Apicultural Association, ATA and Northern Tenerife Apicultural Association. This body had not met for many years, as Juan Jesús Ramos, president of the beekeepers association of northern Tenerife, points out. Greater involvement of administrations The Insular Beekeeping Table had not been convened since 2015, and the Cabildo opted for its recovery in 2020, as a body for consultation and debate, and it has been very useful to know the demands of the different groups in the sector, to the development of effective and realistic policies in the field of beekeeping. Juan Jesús Ramos points out that a few years ago, the Government of the Canary Islands launched a study on the Canarian bee, in which it was detected that the highest purity was found on the island of La Palma. However, the work “fell by the wayside” and now there are no breeders to supply the bees. That is why he believes that greater involvement from the administrations is needed.