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  Due to Regular online classes in the pandemic have led to an increase in eye problems among children. Screens have become a crucial part of life for both parents and children both. Being stuck to the screen for so long can be terrible for the eyes. According to Hiranandani Hospital Powai News , almost a 30% increase in eye cases has been noticed during the time of the pandemic. Especially myopia cases raised to a greater extent in children.  Excessive screen time leads to various eye-related problems such as dryness in eyes, redness of eyes, worsening of myopia, lack of blinking, and much more, said Dr. Sagar Kataria, ophthalmologist, Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central. He also added that there is a rise in other eye problems like fatigue, pain, eye strain, dryness, and redness in all age groups.   Eye problems should not be ignored in children As online classes cannot be ignored or avoided, parents need to take care of their children and ensure not have any kind of eye

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death. Around 25% of deaths in India are due to cardiovascular diseases, according to Hiranandani Hospital Powai News . Experts believe that a healthy lifestyle and regular screening are important to identify high-risk factors at an early age only.  On world heart day, 2021, hospitals across Mumbai witnessed a 50% rise in emergency footfalls of patients with heart attacks. This occurred due to the solitary lifestyle of people during pandemics and also disruption of treatment of heart patients due to lockdown. On average, around 90 people die due to heart attacks every day in Mumbai. At the initial stage of the pandemic, our hospital witnessed a drastic drop in cases of a heart attack. But in the past two-three months there has been a sudden surge in the cases of heart attack with the dip of daily Covid-19 cases, said Dr. Sujit Chatterjee Hiranandani Hospital .  Following are some