Macular degeneration is a retinal disease that causes the loss of central or straight ahead vision. There is a tiny spot in the center of the retina - at the back of the eye - that is responsible for our sharp, detailed vision and for what we see when we look straight ahead.
The degeneration or dying of these photoreceptor cells causes ones vision to become blurry, there is a need for more light, colors are less vivid and reading becomes more difficult.
Macular Degeneration
Smoking is the single most controllable risk factor that contributes to the development of macular degeneration.
Every cigarette you smoke is causing damage to your vision. Macular degeneration and smoking have many health implications for the eyes.
√ Smoking causes vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels) which affects the blood supply to the eye and increases your blood pressure which is also a risk factor for macular degeneration.
√ Smoking enhances the generation of free radicals which causes cellular damage.
√ Smoking decreases the levels of antioxidants (which protect against free radical damage) in the blood circulation, the aqueous humor (the clear liquid between the cornea and the lens) and the tissue surrounding the eye and retina.
√ Smoking causes a reduction in macular pigment densityin the fovea (center of the macula). Macular pigment protects the macula from UV and blue light damage.
√ Smoking reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood so that there is less oxygen being fed to the macula.
√ The tar in cigarettes triggers the formation of deposits and thickening in the retina that cause age-related macular degeneration, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.
Avoiding the risk factors for macular degeneration may help prevent it. This includes avoiding tobacco smoke and eating a diet low in saturated fat. Some other behaviors that may help reduce the risk of wet-type ARMD are eating a diet rich in green.
The following are the basic symptoms for Primary complex (i.e) running nose without cough, weight loss, mild fever. If you realised any one go to doctor and consult with them.
Doctor will suggest you to take blood test. He will check the Haemoglobin count and total count. Blood will contain both red and white cells. Based on the Blood test and Differential count we can easily come to conclusion that whether we affected by Primary Complex or Not.
Differential Count:
Polymorphs Range must be (Normal 40-60) Otherwise Primary Complex is +ve
Lymphocytes Range must be (Normal 30-40) Otherwise Primary Complex is +ve
Eosinophis Range must be (Normal 0-5) Otherwise Primary Complex is +ve
Subject to Montoux Process....
Check with Platel Count.....
Based on blood test you can confirm yourself whether Primary complex is there or not..
Baed on doctor suggestion v may go for x-ray test as final....
Yes. It is very much possible. Vision is totally subjective. That means the person see the things is perceived by the subject only. So you can bribe and get the blindness certificate. Most of the developed world can not imagine this. But the system can be corrupt from top to bottom. Specially in the country like India. I have already written about this. Laws in India were made by British designers. They were made in such a way to facilitate to trap the innocent Indian and liberate the culprit British citizen. The subsequent Indian administrators found it convenient to continue the laws. In spite of such laws, the British people rarely misused the laws. Subsequently the Indian politicians and bureaucrats misused the laws and developed the system to do large scale corruption. So as a result the most pious and religious people turned out to be the most corrupt. The world has to pay the price for this nefarious design of then British designers. It was short term gain and long term loss to the world as a whole to have one fifth population corrupt. People call you stupid in India, if you are not corrupt. Then there can be neurotic disorder, in which the person gets blind. Here the person is not blind. But he is not able to see also. That means the sensory inputs from the eyes are strongly suppressed by the brain of the patient.
Then there can be malingers, who cheats the doctors. Here there can be competition between the person and the doctor. Usually it is not possible to cheat the expert. But it's not impossible.
The vitreous humor of the eye has an average pH of 7.29 which is just slightly alkaline. Diabetes characteristically causes an abnormal growth of blood vessels in the eye which can result in bleeding into the vitreous humor, which will lower the pH (although the pH is not the problem, it is the opacity of the blood which obscures vision).
There was no successful treatment for age-related macular degeneration as of 2001.
The symptoms begin subtly. It is gradual and painless when forming. If you are over the age of 50 and find that you need a much brighter light when reading or if you have an increasingly hard time adapting your eyes to a low grade light, you may want to consult your doctor to see if you have the beginnings of Dry Macular Degeneration. This disease does not always affect both eyes. Often times, only one eye will be affected while the other never gets a single symptom of degeneration, making it possible to not have your lifestyle altered much.
Many people who have been diagnosed with Dry Macular Degeneration have reported symptoms of hallucinations when their vision becomes more obscured. Odd visions such as geometric shapes, faces and animals are those strange hallucinations reported most often. If you are having these symptoms, do not be afraid or embarrassed to discuss these hallucinations with your physician. You may be surprised to know that these hallucinations have a diagnosed name - Charles Bonnet syndrome.
Specific causes are not known. Researchers are still trying to find the root cause of this vision disorder. In the early stages of Dry Macular Degeneration there is generally no vision damage. Small to medium sized drusen (yellow fat-like deposits) can be detected by your ophthalmologist, but at this stage, it is only monitored. During the second stage of degeneration, many more drusen accumulate causing blurred vision. You may start needing to have extra light when reading or working. You have reached the advanced stage of Dry Macular Degeneration when large drusen have gathered and cause severe blurriness.
An aneurysm is a buldge in a blood vessel. When this occurs in the back of the eye (on the retina) it can be seen by your eye doctor. It can be from many sources but most commonly its from diabetes. Your eye doctor may choose to photograph it so they can monitor it over time to see if it is getting worse or if it is minor, just choose to monitor it.
ANSWER: Most likely lymph glands... If you had an abscessed tooth or severe acne/boil on one side of your lower face, the "poisons" would have drained into the anterior [front] cervical [neck] chain [they are grouped like a chain]. Lymph nodes [glands] grow to filter out toxins/poison in the lymphatic system, which is essentially the third 'circulatory' system of the body. If an enfection in located in one area of the body lymph nodes grow in direct relationship to the amount of toxin/poison in that area... Most nodes are deep within the body and cannot be felt. If the person affected has a severe viral infection then the nodes under the jaw can swell [grow]... If a child has an ear infection often he/she will develop swollen nodes behind the ear at the base of the skull... HOWEVER, if a person finds enlarging nodes under the jaw AND/or under the arms, the inside of the elbows, in the groin areas, then a physician needs to be consulted as this could mean other, possibly more serious conditions... Hope this helps!
Memory loss is not a symptom of macular degeneration. The macula is a small spot in the back of the eye in the center of the retina. Any changes in the macula or any degeneration or dying of cells of the macula results in vision changes but not in memory loss.
Click on the link for a list of common macular degeneration symptoms.
Cryptorchidism is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum, The primary management of cryptorchidism is surgery, called orchiopexy. It is usually performed in infancy, if inguinal testes have not descended after 4-6 months, often by a pediatric urologist or pediatric surgeon, but in many communities still by a general urologist or surgeon.source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptorchidismBut I do not think there is a natural cure for it. Only surgical.
A superficial keratectomy is the usual treatment. Under local anesthesia the nodes are scraped from the cornea. Pain varies from patient to patient, but the outcome is generally good.
Hydropic degeneration is a condition in which excessive amounts of water accumulate in dysfunctional cells. In general, hydropic degeneration is reversible, provided the inciting cause is resolved prior to cell death.
Hydropic degeneration is commonly seen in cells collected from areas of edema.