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Retinal hemorrhage (UK English: retinal haemorrhage) is a disorder of the eye in which bleeding occurs in the retina, the light sensitive tissue, located on the back wall of the eye. [ 1] There are photoreceptor cells in the retina called rods and cones, which transduce light energy into nerve signals that can be processed by the brain to form ...
A nosebleed, also known as epistaxis, is an instance of bleeding from the nose. [ 1] Blood can flow down into the stomach, and cause nausea and vomiting. [ 8] In more severe cases, blood may come out of both nostrils. [ 9] Rarely, bleeding may be so significant that low blood pressure occurs. [ 1]
Optic neuropathy is damage to the optic nerve from any cause. The optic nerve is a bundle of millions of fibers in the retina that sends visual signals to the brain. Damage and death of these nerve cells, or neurons, leads to characteristic features of optic neuropathy. The main symptom is loss of vision, with colors appearing subtly washed out ...
In most cases of sinus barotrauma, localized pain to the frontal area is the predominant symptom. This is due to pain originating from the frontal sinus, it being above the brow bones. Less common is pain referred to the temporal, occipital, or retrobulbar region. Epistaxis or serosanguineous secretion from the nose may occur.
Pituitary apoplexy is bleeding into or impaired blood supply of the pituitary gland. This usually occurs in the presence of a tumor of the pituitary, although in 80% of cases this has not been diagnosed previously. The most common initial symptom is a sudden headache, often associated with a rapidly worsening visual field defect or double ...
Oroantral fistula (OAF) is an epithelialised oroantral communication (OAC). [ 1] OAC refers to an abnormal connection between the oral cavity and antrum (or maxillary sinus). [ 1] The creation of an OAC is most commonly due to the extraction of a maxillary (upper) tooth (typically a maxillary first molar) closely related to the antral floor ...
H15-H22 Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body. (H15.0) Scleritis — a painful inflammation of the sclera. (H16) Keratitis — inflammation of the cornea. (H16.0) Corneal ulcer / Corneal abrasion — loss of the surface epithelial layer of the eye's cornea. (H16.1) Snow blindness / Arc eye — a painful condition caused by exposure ...
Nasal polyps ( NP) are noncancerous growths within the nose or sinuses. [ 1] Symptoms include trouble breathing through the nose, loss of smell, decreased taste, post nasal drip, and a runny nose. [ 1] The growths are sac-like, movable, and nontender, though face pain may occasionally occur. [ 1] They typically occur in both nostrils in those ...