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Hypertelorism is an abnormally increased distance between two organs or bodily parts, usually referring to an increased distance between the orbits (eyes), or orbital hypertelorism. In this condition the distance between the inner eye corners as well as the distance between the pupils is greater than normal.
[5] [8] Types 1 and 2 are by far the most common, with type 1 appearing to be slightly more common. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] In a 2015 review looking at 417 patients, type 1 was found to be the most common type, encompassing around half of all cases (47%), while type 2 was the second-most common type, encompassing around a third (33%). [ 8 ]
Far-sightedness primarily affects young children, with rates of 8% at 6 years old and 1% at 15 years old. [9] It then becomes more common again after the age of 40, known as presbyopia, affecting about half of people. [4] The best treatment option to correct hypermetropia due to aphakia is IOL implantation. [2]
Sanjati has a distinctive facial appearance, with a streak of white hair and very blue eyes that appear further apart than most people's. This is due to a genetic condition known as Waardenburg syndrome. The condition has also left Sanjati deaf in her left ear. [4]
Visionaries of 1925 made their best guesses about the 21st century. Predictions included world peace, food shortages and 150-year-old people.
Monocular vision impairment refers to having no vision in one eye with adequate vision in the other. [2] Monopsia is a medical condition in humans who cannot perceive depth even though their two eyes are medically normal, healthy, and spaced apart in a normal way
That’s when the platoon’s sergeant, 28-year-old Daniel M. Angus, steps on a second IED and the blast blows him apart, killing him instantly. In the chaos, Staff Sgt. Warren Repsher, wounded in the face by shrapnel, is on the radio calling for a medevac bird, and Smitty is dying in Auclair’s arms.
Grist explains why giving irregular-looking fruits and vegetables a personality could make them more appealing to consumers—and curb food waste.