by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have noticed some deterioration in my vision. My optician tells me I have a cataract. What is this?” The eye is designed to focus light onto a very small area on the back of the eye. To do this, the eye has 2 structures...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My legs have been very red and painful for several months and my local pharmacist tells me that I have ‘cellulitis’. What is cellulitis?” When you are well, you have several barriers to stop the ‘outside world’ getting...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My husband recently had a stroke that left him unable to speak properly. I always thought that having a stroke meant you were paralysed. Was I wrong?” Cerebral palsy occurs in about 1 in 500 people in the UK. It is not a...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I cannot move the right side of my face. My GP tells me that I have a ‘Bell’s palsy’. What is this?” Charles Bell (1774-1842) first described this condition in the early 1800’s. He was a renowned artist and surgeon, famed for...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My surgery has recently changed my blood glucose meter. Why was this when I was happy with my old one?” The honest answer is cost. In England between 2005 and 2011, the number of people with diabetes rose from 3.6% to 4.3% of...
