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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 blindness in the elderly?
Macular degeneration
What is littering doing to us?
littering can cause a healthhazard as it contains a parasiticnematode that can cause blindness to small children
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.
The leading cause of absenteeism in school children?
The leading cause of absenteeism in school children is Lack of Parental control
Does tv cause blindness?
Television does not cause blindness.
Deficiencies in which vitamin are the most prevalent world wide?
defency in Vitamin A is leading cause of blindness worldwide
What is the leading cause of the death of children in developing countries?
The leading cause of death in children in developing countries is protein-energy malnutrition.
What is the usual cause of color blindness?
The cause of color blindness is X-linked factors.
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.
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
What diseases slowly cause blindness?
Common diseases that cause blindness are onchocerciasis, syphilis, diabetes, glaucoma, trachoma. Many other less common diseases may cause blindness.
