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Diabetes, for example, is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in those aged 20–74, with ocular manifestations such as diabetic retinopathy and macular edema affecting up to 80% of those who have had the disease for 15 years or more.
As it turns out, your eyes could be raising some major red flags about your health, according to Dr. Oz The Good Life. From high cholesterol to diabetes, the signals your peepers could be sending ...
The symptoms and signs associated with convergence insufficiency are related to prolonged, visually demanding, near-centered tasks. They may include, but are not limited to, diplopia (double vision), asthenopia (eye strain), transient blurred vision, difficulty sustaining near-visual function, abnormal fatigue, headache, and abnormal postural adaptation, among others.
Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD) is a disorder of the eye that can cause pain and dryness.EBMD, also known as map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy and Cogan microcystic epithelial dystrophy, is a corneal epithelial disease that may result in recurrent corneal erosions, irregular corneal astigmatism, and decreased vision.
Symptoms: Symptoms are variable, but may include: mild learning disabilities, psychiatric issues, visual problems, skeletal deformities, carpal tunnel syndrome, aortic valve disease, and/or sleep apnea: Usual onset: Symptoms may appear by age 5; diagnosis is usually made after age 10: Causes: Deficiency of the alpha-L iduronidase enzyme ...
Many of the symptoms are similar to Alzheimer’s disease, which makes it tough to diagnose. In fact, according to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), it is widely under-diagnosed. The LBDA ...
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The disease was first characterized in 1971, in Japan. Akira Urayama and his colleagues had six patients whose cases showed signs of acute necrotizing retinitis, retinal arteritis, choroiditis, and late-onset retinal detachment. [5] The combination of the conditions was given the name acute retinal necrosis. [2]