Macular degeneration

A famous Greek philosopher by the name of Hippocrates once said: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Reading this statement at first, I would assume that this means that food should be taken in place of medicine. This food that you are consuming should be considered your medicine. I can relate this to my personal life because growing up as a child, my parents would often say things like eat more pumpkin to improve your vision or eat eggs so you’ll have a healthy brain. I did not…

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) : is an edible flowering plant in the family Amarathacea native to central and western Asia. It is an annual plant (rarely biennial), which grows up to 30 cm tall. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular, and very variable in size from about 2–30 cm long and 1–15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem. The flowers are inconspicuous,…

The concept of patient-centered care has been emphasized over and over again throughout my nursing education. However, family-centered care is an approach that is less talked about. The family interview allowed an opportunity for me to apply family-centered care to a patient on the post-partum unit. I interviewed a 38-yeard old patient who had just given birth to a healthy baby girl. The baby girl was four days old. The mother has a history of pulmonary embolism, hypertension and is currently a…

ABSTRACT Diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains a major complication of diabetes and the leading cause of blindness among adults worldwide. DR is a progressive disease affecting both type I and type II diabetic patients at any stage of the disease, and targets the macrovascular and microvascular systems of the retina. DR results from multiple biochemical, molecular and pathophysiological changes to the retinal vasculature which affect both microcirculatory functions and ultimately photoreceptor…

From one cell to two-hundred different kinds of cells. Cell differentiation is the process of a cell changing from one cell type to another in developmental biology. In this process stem cells are used. A stem cell is a cell that has the ability to continuously divide and differentiate into various other kinds of cells or tissues. The process of differentiation results from the protein make-up of a cell. The blueprints for making these proteins are found in the nucleus of each cell as DNA; thus,…

antioxidant and the role as being immune, Vitamin C has been supported in being helpful in preventing and treating various health conditions. There are four diseases that Vitamin C take and play a role; cancer, cardiovascular diseases, age-related macular degeneration and cataracts and lastly usual cold.…

Introduction Hectic lifestyle accompanies by proliferation of cutting edge technology, and smartphone is one of them. Based on recent researches, smartphone have negative impacts on our lives, it have damaged not only physical and mental health, but also relationships. Body Firstly, Smartphones have damaged physical health. First, it causes spines diseases. According to the research shown in The Guardian Journal, smartphone users now spending an average of 2 -4 hours a day with their heads…

Chapter Aspects of Aging If someone tells you a condition is "just old age," be cautious. –Author Introduction Aging occurs when cells in the body undergo change. There are different theories to explain these changes. Some theories suggest a built in genetic code process linked to aging. Others claim that aging happens when damage occurs during everyday life, and the body has to struggle against earth’s gravity. Gravity has a direct impact on the spine, organs, flexibility, circulation, and…

1. Chapter 11 describes five goals kept in mind for document design. One is to make a good impression on readers. Another is “to help readers find the information that they need” (Markel, 2012). Finally, yet another is “to help readers remember the information” (Markel, 2012), which are all very important in technical writing. 2. Chapter 11 also notes four basic principles for designing effective documents and websites. One is using contrast. Another is proximity, in which the textbook…

visual field corresponding to less than 20 degrees in the better eye. Blindness is defined as a best-corrected visual acuity lower than 1.3 logMAR or a visual field no more than10 degrees in the better eye with best correction. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness in white people, while glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy are the leading causes in coloured people. (Congdon et al, 2004) Low Vision Assessment:…