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Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13, 1960) is an American media consultant and political aide who served as the 23rd White House Press Secretary, for President George W. Bush, from January 2001 to July 2003. As press secretary in the Bush administration, Fleischer was a prominent advocate for the invasion of Iraq.
Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) is the loss of structure and function of a portion of the optic nerve due to obstruction of blood flow to the nerve (i.e. ischemia).Ischemic forms of optic neuropathy are typically classified as either anterior ischemic optic neuropathy or posterior ischemic optic neuropathy according to the part of the optic nerve that is affected.
Specialty. Ophthalmology. Kayser–Fleischer rings ( KF rings) are dark rings that appear to encircle the cornea of the eye. They are due to copper deposition in the Descemet's membrane as a result of particular liver diseases. [ 1] They are named after German ophthalmologists Bernhard Kayser and Bruno Fleischer who first described them in 1902 ...
Usually permanent blindness in affected eye. Deaths. 0. Phthisis bulbi is a shrunken, [ 1] non-functional eye. It may result from severe eye disease, inflammation [ 2] or injury, or it may represent a complication of eye surgery. [ 3] Treatment options include insertion of a prosthesis, which may be preceded by enucleation of the eye. [ 4][ 5]
Sixth nerve palsy, or abducens nerve palsy, is a disorder associated with dysfunction of cranial nerve VI (the abducens nerve ), which is responsible for causing contraction of the lateral rectus muscle to abduct (i.e., turn out) the eye. [ 1] The inability of an eye to turn outward, results in a convergent strabismus or esotropia of which the ...
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) is a disorder of conjugate lateral gaze in which the affected eye shows impairment of adduction. When an attempt is made to gaze contralaterally (relative to the affected eye), the affected eye adducts minimally, if at all. The contralateral eye abducts, however with nystagmus.
Specialty. Ophthalmology, optometry, neuro-ophthalmology, neurology, neurosurgery. Papilledema or papilloedema is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure due to any cause. [ 1] The swelling is usually bilateral and can occur over a period of hours to weeks. [ 2] Unilateral presentation is extremely rare.
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Specialty. Ophthalmology, optometry. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy ( AION) is a medical condition involving loss of vision caused by damage to the optic nerve as a result of insufficient blood supply (ischemia). This form of ischemic optic neuropathy is generally categorized as two types: arteritic AION ...