The cornea - the most convex part of the visual apparatus - is responsible for the refractive function and is an integral part of the perception of the surrounding information. Edema of the cornea is a common phenomenon that occurs for various reasons. With edema, the patient experiences a lot of unpleasant sensations. The surrounding objects seem to him blurry, the focus spreads out.In this article, you will learn about the causes and symptoms, as well as the methods of treating cornea edem...
At present, the majority of the world's population can be considered the carriers of the herpes virus.In some cases, he does not manifest himself, but sometimes becomes the cause of lesions of the mucous lips, nose and eyes. In particular, in half of the patients who have keratitis, the cause is precisely this virus. In view of the wide spread, it is important to know how it manifests itself and how to deal with it. Content 1Definition of disease 2Types and Classification 3Causes 4Symp...
Stroke( ONMC) is a fairly common acute cerebrovascular disease, leading at best to disability of the patient, at worst - to a lethal outcome. To protect yourself from its consequences, it is important to know the measures of preventive care. The state of the brain with a sudden disorder of its functions, resulting from the deterioration of its blood supply, is called acute cerebral vascular stroke, or stroke. This occurs when violation of patency and integrity of the ar...
The retina is the connecting component between the optical components and the visual center of the brain. It participates in the transformation of light into a visual image. When the retina is thinned for some reason, the vision begins to fall. Retinal dystrophy can appear irrespective of the person's age, while it can manifest itself in no way, but at the same time irreversible changes occur. In this article, we will talk about how dangerous retinal degeneration is, and how to properly and ...
Many people have heard about the terrible word "meningitis", periodically they meet in the mass media plots of cases of incidence of meningitis, and very often referred to meningitis with a fatal outcome. Such "horror stories" are really not groundless: the mortality rate of children under one year in Russia from this disease is 15%. Meningitis is a common neuroinfectious disease in children, which is characterized by inflammation of the brain envelopes. The incidence in children is ten time...
The optic nerve of a person is an important part of the vision apparatus. He is responsible for transmitting information about the resulting image to the brain. Its partial or complete atrophy can cause a sharp decrease in the quality of vision, or completely prevent the possibility of seeing in severe stages. Therefore, it is very important to identify the problem at the first stages and begin to eliminate it in time. Content 1Definition of disease 2Kinds 3Causes 4Symptoms 5Possible ...
The surface of the eyeball is constantly exposed to various environmental factors, often unfavorable. And the greatest part of the burden to eliminate the consequences of such contacts lies with the conjunctiva - the mucous membrane of the eyes. One of the most difficult types of inflammatory processes in the conjunctiva is chemosis, the edema of the conjunctiva of the eyeball. Content 1Definition of disease 2Causes 3Symptoms 4Possible complications 5Treatment 5.1Medication Therapy ...
Among children's eye diseases, one of the most common is strabismus. This pathology requires urgent treatment, otherwise the child risks remaining an invalid. For therapy, surgical or non-surgical methods may be used. Here everything depends on the stage of development of the pathology and age of the child. In this article, we will understand the causes of strabismus in children and the treatment of this disease. Content 1Definition of disease 2Causes 3Symptoms 4Possible complications ...
Marginal keratitis is a disease in which the cornea is affected. An illness can occur against a background of a viral or bacterial infection. Marginal keratitis requires prompt treatment. It is characterized by a peripheral lesion of the cornea. The disease often develops in people whose body reacts sharply to the antigens of microbes. The result of keratitis is scars on the cornea. These scars greatly affect visual acuity. Content 1Causes 2Symptoms 3Possible complications 4Diagnostics...
Type 1 diabetes mellitus( DM) occurs with the development of frequent complications from the kidneys, blood vessels, the retina of the eyes and the nervous system. According to WHO, in the structure of complications from the nervous system, diabetic encephalopathy occupies a large part( 60%).The first mention of the relationship between cognitive impairment and diabetes is found in 1922, the very term "diabetic encephalopathy" was introduced in the 50s of the last century. ...
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