363.50 = Hereditary choroidal dystrophy or atrophy, unspecified A more appropriate code may be 377.1 = Optic atrophy
Atrophy in general is the death of the normal body tissue. Papillary is the optic disc in the eye. Perpapillary atrophy therefore is the dying of the retinal tissue immediately next to the optic disc. This can occur in a number of conditions such as glaucoma etc.
Yes
Television does not cause blindness.
The cause of color blindness is X-linked factors.
Yes it can cause permanent blindness and immflamation of the brain.
Yes
Yes
yes
atrophy is a decrease in muscle mass. Hypertrophy is muscle growth.
Common diseases that cause blindness are onchocerciasis, syphilis, diabetes, glaucoma, trachoma. Many other less common diseases may cause blindness.
Yes