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The PAN Foundation operates financial assistance, advocacy, and education initiatives to help accelerate access to care for those who need it most. Through its more than 80 disease-specific financial assistance programs, PAN serves well over 100,000 patients each year from every US state and territory. [ 4 ]
Bioptics, also known as a bioptic in the singular, and sometimes more formally termed a bioptic telescope, is a term for a pair of vision-enhancement lenses. They magnify between two and six times, and are used to improve distance vision for those with severely impaired eyesight, especially those with albinism .
Bioptics (device), head-mounted eyeglasses of extreme magnification, which look somewhat similar to binoculars or which are mounted on existing glasses, to improve the distance vision of those with extreme vision impairment, most commonly those with albinism. Also known as a bioptic telescope.
If you have moderate to severe COPD, your doctor may refer you to an accredited pulmonary rehab program. Lasting four to 12 weeks, these programs help you manage COPD through exercise, under the ...
A mental-health professional, such as a therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist, who can help you manage the emotional aspects of COPD, as well as related conditions such as depression and anxiety.
COPD may require a lot more planning, pulmonologists say, but for the majority of patients without the most severe lung disease—even those on oxygen—it’s certainly doable.
The diagnosis of COPD is established through spirometry although other pulmonary function tests can be helpful. A chest X-ray is often ordered to look for hyperinflation and rule out other lung conditions but the lung damage of COPD is not always visible on a chest x-ray. Emphysema, for example, can only be seen on CT scan.
Pulmonary rehabilitation is generally specific to the individual patient, with the objective of meeting the needs of the patient. It is a broad program and may benefit patients with lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and cystic fibrosis, among others.