Macular degeneration

ophthalmologist who specialises in treating your condition. More importantly, only ophthalmologists can provide treatment for trauma, including eye surgery, for both complex and minor eye disorders. If you currently have a medical problem such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, or cataracts it is important to seek care by a specially trained ophthalmologist who is highly trained and who are licensed to perform eye surgery. The ophthalmologist might also be better suited to manage chronic eye…

and increased susceptibility to infection. Body: Benefits of zinc with your eye Do you have high contents of the mineral in your macular? Zinc have mission is help vitamin A create a pigment called melamine that protect your eyes. Zinc help you have strong sight at night. But supplements of zinc will lower your odds because of getting age-related macular degeneration (AMD).…

The APOE gene, located on chromosome 19, is a gene that helps in the creation of apolipoprotein E to help to form molecules called lipoproteins, this protein forms the lipo-proteins by combining with lipids in the body. By forming lipo-proteins, apolipoprotein E participates in the responsibility of managing cholesterol and carrying it, and other fats, through the bloodstream. By maintaining cholesterol, it helps to act as a prevention against disorders that can hurt the cardiovascular system,…

again at 3 AM in the morning of presentation to the hospital. His chest pain had resolved prior to arriving in the ED. His medical history is significant for atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, hypertension and he has age related macular degeneration. It is to be noted that his hemoglobin is 8.5 and 26.4. On admission he does have a BUN of 29. Cardiac enzymes are negative. He is known to be in atrial fibrillation. He is on Coreg, Digoxin and Pradaxa. It is to be noted in…

vision may seem fuzzy or out of focus. Blurred vision is a very common symptom of an eye or vision problem. Blurred vision is often a gradual blur that occurs in one or both eyes. There are many causes of blurred vision, including cataracts, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy. Blurred vision can be diagnosed based on your symptoms and a physical exam. Make sure to tell your health care provider about any other health problems you have and any recent eye injury or prior surgeries.…

248 million have low vision and thirty-nine million are blind (WHO). The causes of blindness fall into two categories: natural causes and environmental causes. Some natural causes of blindness are cataracts, (Landau 20), glaucoma (16), and macular degeneration (22). Environmental causes of blindness can occur from exposure to chemicals (30) and sharp objects puncturing the eye (29). Stargardt’s disease is categorized as a natural cause of blindness. It affects approximately one in ten thousand…

If possible I would eradicate all the diseases and disabilities from this world. Being in health care profession I have seen many disabilities and its impact on the individual and their family members. If i have to choose two disabilities to eradicate Alzheimer's would be the first one. Alzheimer's is 6th leading cause of death in United States. In 2015, more than 15 million caregivers provided an estimated 18.1 billion hours of unpaid care (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). Alzheimer’s not only…

These days, the average American consumes 130 pounds of sugar a year. That’s about 16 times as much as the people in the late 1800’s! Sugar is extremely addictive, can lead to several diseases, and is immensely unhealthy. According to brain scans, sugar is just as addictive as cocaine. One theory is that we like sugar and sweet things because the first thing we taste, our mother's milk, is sweet. Another theory is that a fondness for sweetness helped early humans. Sweet-tasting foods like…

Prairie, Wisconsin on a wheat farm. During her childhood she lived in mainly lived in Wisconsin, but moved to Virginia later on in her life. During her life she was trained to be a artist in New York. In the year of 1972, she suffered from macular degeneration and lost her eyesight, which made her painting start to fail. Georgia lived to the age…

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