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    marijuana is that it helps treat glaucoma. As it says on Business Insider’s 23 Health Benefits of Marijuana, “Marijuana use can be used to treat and prevent the eye disease glaucoma, which increases pressure in the eyeball, damaging the optic nerve and causing loss of vision. Marijuana decreases the pressure inside the eye, according to the National Eye Institute: "These effects of the drug may slow the progression of the disease, preventing blindness.”(Welsh) Glaucoma is a problem all around…

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    Neurological lesions causing compression on optic nerve or chiasma, and producing visual field defects simulating glaucoma. Therefore, neuroimaging is important if any suspicion arises. 7) Previous anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION), or optic nerve insult due to hypovolemia and shock. (Kanski & Bowling,…

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    Do not fret if you have the same problem. Use Latisse instead of fake eyelashes. With fake eyelashes, you always have the fear of dropping them or losing them. Grow natural eyelashes with the help of Latisse. Geriatric patients can also use it for glaucoma. Just be careful that you do not use it if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in the solution. You can purchase latisse by placing an order for latisse ophthalmic solution online. You will definitely see a wonderful change in your…

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    active chemicals in marijuana that give medical benefits. Marijuana can be used to prevent the eye disease glaucoma, which increases the pressure in the eyeball. According to the National Eye Institute, “Studies in the early 1970s showed that marijuana, when smoked, lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) in people with normal pressure and those with glaucoma.” With these positive effects on glaucoma it can slow the progression of the disease and prevent blindness. Epilepsy is one of the most common…

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    INTRODUCTION In this assignment we are going to elaborate on the role of aqueous humor and vitreous humor in maintaining the pressure of the globe, the structures related to the humor, functions of the humors, origin and also pathology related to them. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE AQUEOUS HUMOR The aqueous humour is a transparent fluid similar to plasma, but containing low protein concentrations. It is secreted from the ciliary epithelium (a structure supporting the lens). It is located in the…

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    seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” ― Bill Hicks Marijuana has been a hot topic for many years. Science has come a long way in the discoveries of what marijuana can do. The use of marijuana has become popular and helpful for people with tumors, glaucoma and many other diseases. Marijuana should be legalized because it would bring in revenue to the government, it is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, and it has many health benefits. People all around the United States already smoke marijuana,…

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    For example the Glaucoma I have limits me and provides less capabilities than other people, students, or children may have. There form of seeing is slightly to increasingly clearer and precisely larger unless carrying the same condition. Yes, certain people still wear glasses. Though comparing both, the relationship occurs no where as badly as only being able to see correctly out of one eye. The capabilities for some people with Glaucoma would be their capability of possibly…

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    outlining the non-medicinal benefits of the drug. Medical Marijuana can be used to prevent and treat glaucoma in patients. Glaucoma is a disease that increases pressure in the eyeball and causes loss of vision as it often damages the optical nerve. In a study conducted in 1970 by the National Eye Institute reveals that when smoked, Marijuana lowers intraocular pressure in people with and without glaucoma thus preventing blindness (Bello, 2010). The American Medical Association published a…

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    Blindness is related to some cornea problems and optic nerves disorder. Furthermore, diseases like diabetes, glaucoma, and stroke can lead to blindness if they become more serious and extreme (2). Also, it is caused by inherited genes that carry this illness from the parents or grandparents (3). Blindness is divided into two types. The first type is total blindness…

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    age), they're usually going to be more severe, leading to blindness. Cataracts that show up after age 3 are usually milder. Other eye problems in Toy Poodles include tear duct disorders, corneal ulcers, retinal dysplasia, eyelash abnormalities, and glaucoma. The most common orthopedic health problem to watch out for in Toy Poodles is luxating patella (loose knee joints). Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is a more serious condition, but is fortunately less common.…

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