Working with the Moran Eye Center helped me to see that there are health disparities in our own communities. It also taught me a valuable lesson: culture plays a direct role in health. I understood this idea in theory, but it was not until I worked with the Ute Tribe that I truly saw it in practice. Because of past injustices, the Ute Tribe is very distrustful of non-Native American programs. This imposed a significant barrier to the Moran’s capacity to provide their services, all of which are free to the Tribe.…
Rosacea is a common long-term disease primarily of the facial skin that causes redness and pimples. Oftentimes, it is characterized by flare-ups and remissions. It typically begins as a redness on the cheeks, nose, chin, or forehead that comes and goes at different times. In due time, the redness tends to become rosier and more tenacious. Rosacea can also occur on the neck, chest, ears, and scalp.…
Abstract Purpose: to detect the clinical and histological effects of preoperative subconjunctival injection of both Bevacizumab and Mitomycin C (MMC) one month before surgical excision of primary pterygium using a bare sclera technique. Patients and Methods: 20 patients with primary pterygium underwent subconjunctival combined injection of 0.1 ml of MMC (0.2 mg/ml) and 0.1 ml of Bevacizumab (1.25mg/0.1ml ) one month before a bare sclera pterygium excision. The excised pterygium tissues were examined histologically and patients were followed up for at least two years. The excised pterygium of 2 patients without preoperative injection were used for histological comparison.…
There are also short-term side effects that come along with LASIK. For example, patients have reported blurry or dry eyes, or visual halos that lasted six months or longer. The surgery also will not take away the need for reading…
Furthermore, shingles can cause inflammation of the eye if it affects the nerve near the eye. This can affect one’s vision. On rare occasions, the virus can infect the brain (encephalitis) or other parts of the body. This complication is very rare though. Pneumonia is also another complication.…
Fungal Keratitis Overview Keratitis is a generalized term used for the ‘Inflammation of Cornea'. Fungal Infection cause the inflammation of cornea for example Fusarium (one type of fungi) when causes Keratitis it is called 'Fusarium Keratitis'. Keratitis may be Superficial or deep, superficial Keratitis affects the superficial layers of cornea and after treatment leaves no scar while the deep Fungal Keratitis may or may not leave a scar after healing which may or may not affect vision of the patient Causes There is different type of fungi causing Keratitis: 1. Fusarium: most commonly fungi causing the fungal Keratitis. 67% of the total cases are caused by this fungus 2.…
Women are also more likely to develop rosacea over men, but men who are diagnosed with rosacea have a higher risk of developing rhinophyma (All about Rosacea, 2018). The most commonly know sign and symptom associated with rosacea is the facial redness, but other signs and symptoms include; swollen red bumps that resemble pimples, eye problems (stinging, burning, reddened eyelids) and thickening of the skin typically on the nose called rhinophyma People with rosacea can have periods of nonactivity where no signs or symptoms are noticeable followed by flare-ups (Rosacea, 2018). During the period when they are experiencing a flare-up, the small blood vessels…
There are a number of conditions that can make your contact lenses hard to fit and uncomfortable, these include: • Keratoconus • Astigmatism • Dry eyes • Giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC) • Post-refractive surgery (LASIK) • Presbyopia If you think you may have any one of these conditions and want to wear contact lenses then you’ll need to discuss different options for yourself. It may require a visit to an eye care professional that specialises in hard-to-fit patients. Not only will they be more aware of possible conditions and…
Glaucoma, what is glaucoma? If you are like me, you think it has to do with the pressure in your head and that marijuana is the alternative drug that can make it better. I immediately think about the movie “How High” and see the little old lady sitting on her bed with a pipe saying that it helps with glaucoma too. But is any of this true? Yes and no.…
My eye was swollen shut, but at least I didn't have to face surgical procedure, and I am able to leave with an ice pack for my eye. Weeks later, I was finally able to open my eye, and the eye was completely red due to all of the blood vessels in my eye being popped. I found out that my vision would never be the same, and I would always have a problem with depth perception. This problem still persists today, but I have learned to deal with it just as any other problem that any other person might have. A problem is a situation that is unwelcome or harmful that needs to be overcome.…
Abnormal (deformed) eyeball shape. Removal of your eye may cause strong feelings and changes to self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-image. Talk with your health care provider about these feelings and any concerns you may have. Tell a health care provider about: Any allergies…
Chlamydia is common sexually transmitted disease. It is a genus of pathogenic bacteria. This bacteria is eukaryotic and gram negative. It depends on the host for ATP and energy metabolism, therefore an obligate intracellular organism. Chlamydia has three species, namely, C.pneumoniae, that causes a type of pneumonia, C.psittaci, that causes psittacosis and C.trachomatis that causes various diseases such as trachoma, inclusion conjunctivitis and nongonococcal urethritis.…
Frequent ocular migraine is a type of migraine that is centering around the eye, followed by aura or blind spot in the development stage, along with the fuzzy vision. Many people experience nausea and pain around their eye when suffering from ocular migraine. There are numerous aspects that are contributing to the ocular headaches such as high blood pressure, tumors, sinus conditions, stress and hormonal changes. These headaches are generally not associated with problems related to eyes. Avoiding Frequent Ocular Migraine Attacks People who are experiencing ocular migraine feel the throbbing, dull headache along with fuzziness and blind spots.…
Mountain climbing is a exhilarating annd a energy draining activity but there is more to it then you think. It also brings out the best in you, it pushes you to limits you've never been before and you start to figure out what type of person you are. Only the bravest of the bunch will attempt to climb a mountain. Two of those valiant people climbed a mountain, persevered through extreme adversity, and accomplished a lifelong dream. Meet, John Krakaeur and Erik Weihnmayer.…
I wear contacts now because I got tired of wearing glasses.for as long as I remember, I’ve always had glasses since the age of seven years old. I’ve always had bad sight so wearing glasses has helped me alot, but don't get me wrong wearing glasses is a nightmare. I’m not able to wear normal sunglasses when it’s super sunny outside because I’ll probably run into a pole or something. Glasses have also messed me up in the sport, I’m not able to play sports without those special “big glasses” that make me look so ridiculous. Also, I want to say two months ago I made the decision to get contacts because I was tired of being so uptight about my glasses.…