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Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. [2] The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. [2] This roughening can lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea of the eyes, and eventual blindness. [2]
Patients typically present with pain associated with visual loss. [1] CRION is a clinical diagnosis of exclusion , and other demyelinating, autoimmune, and systemic causes should be ruled out. [ 3 ] An accurate antibody test which became available commercially in 2017 has allowed most patients previously diagnosed with CRION to be re-identified ...
Oculomotor nerve palsy or oculomotor neuropathy [1] is an eye condition resulting from damage to the third cranial nerve or a branch thereof. As the name suggests, the oculomotor nerve supplies the majority of the muscles controlling eye movements (four of the six extraocular muscles, excluding only the lateral rectus and superior oblique).
Sudden hip pain, shooting pain, a dull ache — all can be symptoms of issues involving your hip. The hip joint contains the ball of the thigh bone and the pelvis socket.
In NPCB survey (2001–2002) Corneal opacity was the 6th major cause of blindness in India, which accounts for 0.9% of total blind population. In the RAAB (Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness) survey (2006–2007) Corneal opacity including Trachoma was mentioned as the second major cause of blindness, which accounts for 6.5% of total blindness.
Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres is sponsoring a bill that would ban health insurers from putting time limits on coverage for patients under anesthesia during surgeries.
Avoid nicotine and caffeine. Don’t take naps after mid-afternoon. Avoid alcohol and large meals before bed. Limit electronics before bed. Keep your room cool and free of sound and light distractions
Trichiasis (/ t r ɪ k i ˈ eɪ s ɪ s / trik-ee-AY-sis, / t r ɪ ˈ k aɪ ə s ɪ s / tri-KEYE-ə-sis) [1] is a medical term for abnormally positioned eyelashes that grow back toward the eye, touching the cornea or conjunctiva.