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SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2015
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SHEENA ROY
THE SAREE: The saree is such a unique
idea — one piece of uninterrupted,
5-metre long cloth that can be draped
and pleated in several ingenious ways.
It is India’s greatest contribution to the
world of fashion. Stylish, graceful,
minimalist in its conception and yet
luxurious and timeless.
BEST MEMORY: Wearing my mother’s
magenta silk hand-woven Baluchari
saree for a family wedding at 15. I
remember it vividly.
#100SAREEPACT: I thinks it’s a
great initiative to remind
people of the versatility of
the saree and to urge
women to include it in their
daily wardrobe. In a way, it
is also an ode to the many
indigenous and skilled
artisans that bring these
little works of art to life
across the country.
SUNEET
VERMA
THE SAREE: The saree is a canvas for
my inspiration. It is my favorite piece of
clothing to design and experiment with.
BEST MEMORY: I created the world’s
longest embroidered saree exclusively
for Vogue’s Fashion Night Out. It made it
into the Limca Book of World Records.
#100SAREEPACT: I love that the saree
is now being inspired to be worn a
hundred ways. All you need is
imagination.
PAYAL
KHANDWALA
STYLE TIPS: Drape it
differently and pair it with
different separates like long
jackets and churidars, or
even quirky hair
accessories.
STYLE TIPS: I would team a casual
saree with a crop top, tank or a man’s
simple white shirt and a more formal
one with a silk shirt or a jacket. For
those that are a little more
experimental, I would iron down the
pleats and belt it up much like the
kamarband but in neutral coloured
leather. It’s important to play with
accents but always remember, less is
more. If you go with large earrings,
ditch the necklace and vice versa. If
your shirt or blouse has collars, wear a
cuff instead of a necklace. Never carry
an over-sized bag.
TUNNEL VISION
GLAUCOMA: This is a very common age-
related condition that damages the optic
nerve, and is one of the leading causes of
blindness in the world. It’s caused by a
build-up of fluid in the eye and this can
lead to tunnel vision. Patients can be
totally unaware if they have it, unless they
undergo an eye test. Glaucoma can make
eyes very sensitive to light and glare, so
ophthalmologists recommend patients
wear sunglasses whenever they’re outside.
It can also cause eye pain,
nausea and blurred vision.
HOW TO TREAT IT: “Damage from glaucoma is
irreversible, so treatment is to prevent further
damage occurring,” explains Dr Saj Khan, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at London Eye Hospital. Most glaucoma is treated with eye drops that
reduce the pressure inside the eye. But if drops
are unable to provide sufficient pressure control,
additional treatments may be needed. “These include certain forms of laser treatment, surgery to
allow fluid to drain more freely out of the eye, and
laser or freezing therapy to reduce fluid production inside the eye.”
CAN’T READ THE SMALL PRINT
PRESBYOPIA: This is an age-related
condition affecting everyone, especially
those between the ages of 40 and 50.
You’ll increasingly have difficulty focusing
on small print and will need to hold text
further and further away. Age causes the
eye’s lens to thicken gradually and lose
flexibility, making it harder to focus on
objects at reading distance.
With over 50 per cent of the Indian population
suffering from glaucoma, it’s time to take
better care of your eyes. To overcome the
hurdles in sight, here’s what you need to know
HOW TO TREAT IT: If you already need glasses
for distance, bifocals will help to correct both the
distance and close-up vision. Try reading glasses,
only worn for close-up work. Make sure you go for
an eye test as it’s much better to know exactly
what kind of eye-glasses you need. Alternatively,
ask your optometrist about contact lenses that
THE SAREE: I work with different
fabrics every day but nothing is as
versatile and soaked in culture as the
saree. It changes from state to state
and takes various forms, based on the
weave of the fabric.
BEST MEMORY: I can dig up a hundred
memories of my grandmother’s cotton
and silk sarees that have been passed
down to me. But the dearest one is of
my high school graduation party, when I
wore a saree for the first time. It was a
black lace saree I borrowed from
my mother’s friend paired
with a sexy halter blouse I
borrowed from an aunt. I
chose to wear it the
traditional way only to
realise later that safety
pins are an absolute
must for a first-timer!
#100SAREEPACT: I
absolutely love how it has
broken barriers and crossed
borders. Almost every Indian
woman owns sarees that collect dust
and eventually get passed down
without being worn. Now they are
seeing the light of day.
STYLE TIPS: I love simple cotton sarees
like those designed by Raw Mango
(right) in white, grey, nude or indigo
draped loosely and styled with a bright
colored silk blouse. Keep it simple with a
watch or drop earrings. For an occasion,
add a bold kundan maang tikka. Pairing
crop tops as blouses either in a fun
colour or floral print is great.
are specially designed for those suffering from
presbyopia.
FLOATERS
Some people see small shapes in their field
of vision, caused by debris in the clear,
jelly-like substance that fills the space in
the middle of the eyeball. The debris cast
shadows on the retina (the light-sensitive
tissue lining the back of the eye), which is
what you see. Floaters occur as your eyes
change with age. They don’t usually
require treatment. In rare cases, they may
be a sign of a retinal tear or detachment
(where the retina starts to pull away from
the blood vessels). Visit an optician if you
notice any change in your floaters or
vision in general.
THINGS ARE LOOKING CLOUDY
CATARACTS: A cataract is the clouding of
the natural lens inside the eye. This
typically occurs as we get older, and results
in a gradual loss of vision that cannot be
corrected by glasses or contacts. However,
recent research suggests that overexposure to UV rays could also lead to
cataracts.
HOW TO TREAT IT: “Cataract surgery is a
keyhole procedure under local anaesthetic and
takes around 25 minutes,” says Dr Khan. The
cloudy lens is removed and replaced with a
clear artificial lens. “The prescription you need
is determined by a series of pre-operative scans
and tests that measure the eye and focusing
power of the cornea,” Dr Khan explains. The
lens can also improve pre-existing problems,
such as short or long-sightedness, so you may
not be so dependent on your glasses
afterwards. Following the procedure you’ll be
given a plastic pad to protect the eye while you
sleep, eye drops to prevent infection, and you
will also be asked to take things easy for the
first couple of days, although your vision should
fully return within a few days, if not less.
DETERIORATING EYESIGHT
AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
(AMD): The most common form of vision
loss in the over-50s is caused when cells in
the macula — the part of your eye responsible for central vision — deteriorate.
Certain risk factors increase your likelihood of developing it. These include
smoking, a family history of AMD, and
gender (women are more likely to develop
it than men). AMD results in a loss of
detailed vision, making it impossible to
read, drive, sew or recognise faces.
THERE ARE TWO TYPES…
‘Dry’ is more common and is gradual — it
can take several years for vision to become
affected. Symptoms include needing brighter light than normal when reading; finding
printed or written text appears blurry; colours appearing less vibrant; difficulty recognising people’s faces; vision seeming hazy,
or less well defined. ‘Wet’ is more severe
and can affect vision in a matter of weeks.
Symptoms include visual distortions, for
example straight lines may appear wavy or
crooked; blind spots that usually appear in
the middle of your visual field and become
larger the longer they are left untreated;
and hallucinations seeing shapes, people
and/or animals that are not really there.
HOW TO TREAT IT: UV light is a catalyst to macular degeneration, so always protect your eyes
from the sun. Quitting smoking and controlling
blood pressure can prevent it. Eating plenty of
dark, leafy vegetables, like broccoli, kale and
spinach increases your antioxidant protection.
Vitamin supplements rich in lutein can also, in
some cases, help stop it from worsening. In contrast, wet macular degeneration can be treated
with very fine injections directly into the eye, or
by laser treatment, both of which may slow
progress and in some cases can reverse some of
the visual loss.
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