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  2. Congenital blindness - Wikipedia

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    However, current literature has various definitions of both terms. Childhood blindness encompasses multiple diseases and conditions present in ages up to 16 years old, which can result in permanent blindness or severe visual impairment over time. [2] Congenital blindness is a hereditary disease and can be treated by gene therapy.

  3. Photopsia - Wikipedia

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    During pregnancy, new-onset photopsia is a concern for severe preeclampsia. Photopsia can present as retinal detachment when examined by an optometrist or ophthalmologist . However, it can also be a sign of uveal melanoma .

  4. Amaurosis fugax - Wikipedia

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    The experience of amaurosis fugax is classically described as a temporary loss of vision in one or both eyes that appears as a "black curtain coming down vertically into the field of vision in one eye;" however, this altitudinal visual loss is not the most common form.

  5. QVC star Kim Gravel is opening up about her Bell's palsy ...

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    According to the Mayo Clinic, surgery was previously done to relieve pressure on the facial nerve, but now it's not recommended due to risks of facial nerve injury and permanent hearing loss ...

  6. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception.In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks, including reading and walking. [6]

  7. A new surgery can give legally blind people 20/20 vision - AOL

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    Within a few months, almost all patients went from having an average of 20/1290 vision to 20/20 vision! Even more amazing, the amount of time between the trauma and the treatment didn't seem to ...

  8. Retinopathy of prematurity - Wikipedia

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    Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), also called retrolental fibroplasia (RLF) and Terry syndrome, is a disease of the eye affecting prematurely born babies generally having received neonatal intensive care, in which oxygen therapy is used because of the premature development of their lungs. [2]

  9. Cortical blindness - Wikipedia

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    Cortical blindness is the total or partial loss of vision in a normal-appearing eye caused by damage to the brain's occipital cortex. [1] Cortical blindness can be acquired or congenital, and may also be transient in certain instances. [ 2 ]