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In the US the leading cause of blindness in adults 55 years and older is?
Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. Glaucoma and ocular hypertension are leading causes of irreversible blindness and impaired vision.
What is the leading cause of pericarditis in the elderly?
Malignancy or renal failure are the main causes of this disorder in the elderly.
Is a leading cause of death among the sick and elderly?
heart failure
How common is glaucoma?
Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness. It affects every 1 in 200 people under the age of fifty years old and affects every 1 in 10 for those of 80 years and older. It is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans.
Deficiencies in which vitamin are the most prevalent world wide?
defency in Vitamin A is leading cause of blindness worldwide
Does tv cause blindness?
Television does not cause blindness.
What's macular degenaretion in poultry fild?
The leading cause of visual loss among elderly persons is AMD.
How can you get Onchocerciasis?
Onchocerciasis or river blindness is a parasitic disease with an insect vector that breeds in water. It is the world's second leading infectious cause of blindness. Controlling insect breeding sites in rivers is one of the pillars of prevention
Can animals lose their eye sight if yes how?
The leading cause of blindness is diabeties, the next is cataracts. Animals are as susectable to both conditions as humans are.
Can dehydration cause blindness?
Yes it can cause permanent blindness and immflamation of the brain.
What is the usual cause of color blindness?
The cause of color blindness is X-linked factors.
What diseases slowly cause blindness?
Common diseases that cause blindness are onchocerciasis, syphilis, diabetes, glaucoma, trachoma. Many other less common diseases may cause blindness.
