Inattentional blindness

Glaucoma is a retinal disease that can lead to vision loss if it remains undetected and untreated. It usually occurs at the optic nerve head region due to the damage of ganglion cells. A study conducted by the Cataract Surgery Registry (CSR) from 2002 to 2012 on patients with pre-existing ocular co-morbidity showed that there has been an increase of around 119 number of patients from year 2011 to 2012 with 1976 and 2095 patients respectively (Mohamad Aziz Salowi & Goh, 2012). Although glaucoma…

Referred to as “a forgotten disease of a forgotten people” by Paul Emerson, Director of the Trachoma Control Program at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia; trachoma is a hyperendemic of preventable blindness in the world. Trachoma is an ocular infection caused by intercellular parasite Chlamydia trachomatis. It thrives in dirty atmospheres with close proximities since the disease is spread by contact of infected eye and nose discharge through hands, towels and flies. Most of the risk…

that is blind in his understanding, which is the worst blindness of all, believes he sees as the best and scorns a guide." Blindness appears to all people even if they possess the ability to "see". People tend to avoid realizing the truth or completely understanding a situation. In Oedipus the King, Sophocles uses blindness as a motif by making Oedipus blind through his refusal to see the prophecy has come true, while Teiresias' physical blindness allows him to realize or “see” the truth.…

only character that throughout the play who actually sees what is occurring around himself. Oedipus only achieves this level of insight once he has physically blinded himself with his wife’s/mother’s broach. Light and darkness, as well as sight and blindness, is expressed using three different themes; knowledge, physical light and the truth. Sophocles uses them interchangeably to impress upon hiss audience that the truth isn’t always easy to see. Sophocles uses knowledge…

for knowledge. Teiresias can see the truth despite being physically blind. When Teiresias reveals that the true murder of Laios is Oedipus, Oedipus rages and exclaims, “You sightless, witless, senseless, mad old man.” (21) He attacks Teiresias’s blindness and his skill at telling prophecies. It is ironic that Oedipus, a man who can see is attacking Teiresias, a blinded seer because Teiresias can see the truth…

Anne Sullivan’s Influence On America Johanna Mansfield Sullivan Macy, better known as Anne Sullivan, was born in Feeding Hills, MA on April 14th, 1860 to Irish immigrants Alice and Thomas Sullivan. Her family was very impoverished and did not have the means to give Anne a normal life. Her early childhood was rough. She suffered from a rare illness that almost blinded her eyes. Her mother died and left Anne and her two siblings to an abusive father. Luckily, Anne’s father abandoned them and…

Raymond Carver 's short story, "Cathedral", the narrator goes through a major personal transformation. At the beginning of the story, the narrator who lacks insight and awareness things around him. The struggles and failures he faces limit his social life which leads him to isolated from society. His wife 's blind friend Robert, pulls him out of his comfort zone which allows his attitude and outlook on life start to changes. The narrator in Raymond Carver 's "Cathedral" develops from being a…

inclusive education, eye health, prevention of blindness, and community based rehabilitation; through these four concentrations, they aspire to change the world. They are currently engaged with multiple local, national, and international organizations that share the same goal. Among their many partners, Light for the World works in conjunction with Sightsavers and Christian Blind Mission, two non-profits that specialize in fighting disabilities like blindness, cataracts,…

Summary Trachoma is the main cause of infectious blindness in the world. Approximately 232 million people live in trachoma endemic areas and at risk of being infected. Australia is the only developed country where trachoma remains endemic, with the Indigenous communities suffering the heaviest burden of disease. As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) GET2020 Alliance, the Australian government has invested large sums of money in the combat of thracoma as a public health concern. By…

In the fourth century B.C., a theorist of drama, named Aristotle, devised a definition for what he considered a tragic hero. He described a tragic hero as someone who was of noble statue, of good character, but possessed human-like flaws. Aristotle also stated that a tragic hero’s downfall was due to his or her own mistakes through free choice, not fate. The tragic hero was also described to have great misfortune that was not entirely deserved, ending in a fall, but not total destruction…