Macular degeneration

pain and injection site, number of previous injections besides age, sex, indication for injection, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) as well as central macular…

cause pressure in the eye to increase, which causes impairment of vision. keratoconus. The cornea can curve abnormally, which causes distortion of images. macular degeneration. Retinal blood vessels can leak or break and cause wet macular degeneration. or the retina can deteriorate or wear out and cause dry macular degeneration, both of which can lead to vision…

The Human Eye One of the most composite and magnificent parts in the body is the human eye. Through eyes, people are able to visually see the world, and all of its wonders and spectacles. In the human body, “eyes are the second most complex organ in the body only behind the brain” (Butler, 2015). All over the world, people have various eye shapes, eye colors, and eye visions. However, unfortunately, there are some people who were either born blind or became blind due to the effects of old…

Physiology I Professor Jenkins Sensory Impairment in Older Adults: Part 2: Vision Loss As adults age there is a persistent declination in age related eye degeneration. Many times this occurs naturally with age, but can also be a result of medical conditions found in older patients. A portion of these medical conditions include macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. These visual impairments can lead to a need for assistive devices depending on the severity of…

Macular degeneration refers to the loss of central vision due to the deterioration of the macula and is the major cause of vision loss in patients older than sixty years. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) consists of two forms: dry AMD and wet AMD. Dry AMD, the most common type, allows retinal cells in the macula to become necrotic due to the slow…

As a community nurse, providing care for Mrs. Amalie Jones, certain aspects need to be taken into consideration before implementing any specific nursing interventions. These aspects include taking into account which of her major health issues need to be addressed, top medical priorities, and the potential risk factors that may arise. Mrs. Amalie Jones is an 89-year-old German woman, fluent in both English and German. She now lives alone (in a single story home) due to her late husband, Mr. Henry…

Diabetic retinopathy is an ocular disorder caused by damage of the tiny blood vessels in the retina, which affects patient’s vision and it may lead to blindness (Gungor et al. 6433). As Ali Fareed describes, diabetic macular edema is a fluid accumulation in the macula due to leaking blood vessels as a consequence of diabetic retinopathy (6). Patients who are suffering from the early stages of these conditions often remain asymptomatic. However, blurred vision, hemorrhage…

the eye becomes blurry and you just can’t see over a certain amount of time. There are a lot of different ways to becoming blind, but the most rare way to get blind is called Macular Degeneration. The Macular Degeneration is basically for once you get older like 60 years or older it is a leading cause of vision loss. Macular is a disease which sharpens and destroys central vision to see objects clearly. So this means you wouldn’t be able to see faces or read, drive, watch anything that is T.V.…

A wild epidemic is spreading across America, infecting 1 out of every 3 children. It goes undetected, or even encouraged by some offices and schools. It’s infestation has gained so much speed that it’s nearly impossible to contain. What is this epidemic you might ask? Obesity and unhealthy junk food are the names of the epidemic. Obesity rates in the last ten years have exploded, making obesity the number one health concern for children topping smoking and even drug abuse. Schools are…

panel was unrevealing. On a subsequent visit, our patient presented with intermittent headaches and blurred vision. At that point, the ophthalmic exam was remarkable for a decreased BCVa to 20/40 OU and subtle cogwheel macular changes OU, which prompted further testing. Macular OCT revealed subfoveal cystic-like changes concerning for retinoschisis. Electroretinography showed normal cone-driven response but abnormal rod-driven response, and an absent b-wave on mixed-rod cone response…