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[1] [2] If tape is used to hold the eyes closed, ocular injury occurs during 0.1-0.5% of general anaesthetics, and is usually corneal in nature. [3] [4] Intraoperative eye injuries account for 2% of medico-legal claims against anaesthetists in Australia and United Kingdom, [3] [1] and 3% in the USA. [5]
368.3 Other disorders of binocular vision; 368.4 Visual field defects; 368.5 Colour vision deficiencies; 368.6 Night blindness; 368.8 Other visual disturbances; 368.9 Unspecified; 369 Blindness and low vision. 369.0 Blindness, both eyes; 369.1 Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye; 369.2 Low vision, both eyes; 369.3 Unqualified visual loss ...
In medicine, not otherwise specified (NOS) is a subcategory in systems of disease/disorder classification such as ICD-9, ICD-10, or DSM-IV. It is generally used to note the presence of an illness where the symptoms presented were sufficient to make a general diagnosis , but where a specific diagnosis was not made.
This is a shortened version of the twelfth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue. It covers ICD codes 680 to 709. The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
Alcohol intoxication can cause blurred vision. Use of cycloplegic drugs like atropine [4] or other anticholinergics cause visual blur due to paralysis of accommodation. [3] Cataracts: Cloudiness over the eye's lens, cause blurring of vision, halos around lights, and sensitivity to glare. [5] It is also the main cause of blindness worldwide. [2]
[1] [2] [3] It may start in a small area, but without quick treatment, it can spread across the entire retina, leading to serious vision loss and possibly blindness. [4] Retinal detachment is a medical emergency that requires surgery. [2] [3] The retina is a thin layer at the back of the eye that processes visual information and sends it to the ...
Symptoms include dryness in the eye, irritation, redness, discharge, blurred vision, and easily fatigued eyes. Symptoms range from mild and occasional to severe and continuous. [ 3 ] Dry eye syndrome can lead to blurred vision, instability of the tear film, increased risk of damage to the ocular surface such as scarring of the cornea, and ...
[3] [5] The number of people globally with refractive errors has been estimated at one to two billion. [4] Rates vary between regions of the world with about 25% of Europeans and 80% of Asians affected. [4] Near-sightedness is the most common disorder. [6] Rates among adults are between 15 and 49% while rates among children are between 1.2 and ...