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Which disease is best characterized by high intaocular pressures progressive optic nerve damage and is the leading cause of preventable blindness?
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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 condition is characterized by blindness in one-half of the visual field?
Hemianopia
Is characterized by blindness in one-half of the visual field?
Possible stroke, or injury to the back of the head.
You are blind in one eye with a misshapen pupil you were born with this what is it called?
Congenital blindness ( as opposed to adventitious blindness which is developed out a uncorrected defective vision, or accidental causes, including accidents, war ( exploding broken glass a common one) or other accidental causes. it is claimed between 50 and 80% of Blindness is preventable. there fore at least 20 percent of blind people were congentially blind- born that way.
What vision problems can be part of Refsum disease?
They can develop a progressive degeneration of the eye leading to blindness due to an atypical form of retinitis pigmentosa
What happens if you do not have enough vitamin A in your body?
Due to lack of vitamin A there is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections. In pregnant women VAD causes night blindness and may increase the risk of maternal mortality. All such kind of deficiency can be full-filled with vitamin and mineral supplements.
What is the disorder characterized by serious temporary or ongoing changes in function such as paralysis or blindness which are triggered by psychological factors rather than by any physical cause?
Cataracts
What is pigmentosa?
Pigmentosa retinitis (RP) is often a group of eye circumstances linked to genetics that result in an incurable blindness by leading to damage to the retina. This is a degenerative and progressive illness that can't be cured and includes a extremely poor prognosis. The progression of Pigmentosa Retinitis starts with evening blindness then tunnel vision and up right up until blindness happens.
What are the different types of blindness?
color blindness night blindness snow blindness
Who is past qb for pats whose father was blind?
Former Patriots starting quarterback Jim Plunkett's father was afflicted with progressive blindness. In addition Plunkett's mother was blind as well.
Why is aspartoacylase deficiency bad?
This deficiency ultimately results in progressive damage to the brain and nervous system and causes mental retardation, seizures, tremors , muscle weakness, blindness and an increase in head size
What is genotype Tay Sachs disease?
a rare fatal hereditary disease, occurring chiefly in infants and children, esp. of eastern European Jewish origin, characterized by a red spot on the retina, gradual blindness, and paralysis.
