Diseases

Spinal amyotrophy of Werdnig-Hoffmann: causes, symptoms, treatment

Spinal amyotrophy of Werdnig-Hoffmann (acute malignant infantile spinal amyotrophy of Verdnig-Hoffman, type I spinal amyotrophy) Is a hereditary disease of the nervous system, characterized by the development of muscle weakness in virtually all the muscular structures of the body. It leads to a violation of the ability to sit, move and self-service. There are no effective treatments for the disease. Prenatal diagnosis helps to avoid the birth of a sick child in the family. From this article ...

  • 08-Jul-2018
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Keratopathy: types of disease and treatment

By keratopathy is meant a whole group of eye corneal diseases of a heterogeneous nature with a common denominator - all diseases occur in a common clinical picture, so ophthalmologists combined their.Irrespective of form, keratopathy is accompanied by a feeling of discomfort in the eyes and a sense of the presence of a foreign body, photophobia, hyperemia, painful sensations. To correctly diagnose, you need to collect a complete history, conduct a visual examination and examine the cornea th...

  • 31-Jul-2018
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Amblyopia in children: signs, prevention and treatment

Amblyopia refers to the number of diseases of the visual apparatus, which is characterized by impaired work on the background of complications of other diseases of the organs of vision.Thus the eye ceases to see and react to stimuli. Often this pathology can be observed in children from an early age, so parents need to monitor their behavior and well-being in a special order. These measures are important to prevent the development of the disease and severe consequences. Content 1Definitio...

  • 08-Aug-2018
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Macular degeneration of the retina - treatment and prevention

There are diseases that occur with age and which are either difficult or almost impossible to prevent. Macular degeneration of the retina is one of the examples of such a disease. It can appear in anyone, and its treatment can be difficult, especially if you pay attention to it not immediately. In this article, we will consider the stages of the disease and modern methods of treatment. Content 1What it is 2Causes 2.1Symptoms 3Diagnostics 4Treatment 4.1Complications 4.2Prevention ...

  • 11-Aug-2018
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How to deal with conjunctivitis in adults?

Do you have the feeling that sand was poured into your eyes? There was dryness, itching and burning, and the eyes became red, like a rabbit? Most likely, you have conjunctivitis. It is this diagnosis that puts more than 50% of patients who have turned to an ophthalmologist with similar symptoms. No one is immune from the appearance of conjunctivitis. This disease can affect both the newborn and the adult. It is caused by viral or bacterial infections, as well as allergic reactions.Mucous eye...

  • 02-Aug-2018
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Macular degeneration: symptoms and treatment

Eye pathologies affect both the young population of the planet and older people.However, in the latter group, the frequency of diseases is often associated with age-related changes and affects the most important structures of organs and systems. As for eye diseases, pathological processes most often develop in the retina and vascular system.Such serious diseases as glaucoma, degeneration and retinal detachment, macular degeneration, are inextricably linked with age-related changes in the ner...

  • 05-Aug-2018
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All about thrombosis of the central vein of the retina

Central retinal vein thrombosis or retinopathy of venous stasis is an acute ophthalmologic disease caused by a violation of blood flow in the CVT and nearby small capillaries. According to statistics, even timely and competent treatment rarely leads to a positive result, since irreversible degenerative and atrophic processes in the visual apparatus develop with a high speed. This pathology occurs much more often occlusion of the arterial bed, which has similar symptoms and causes. Content ...

  • 07-Aug-2018
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Cataract - features of the course and treatment of the disease

Cataract is a disease that is diagnosed every year by every third person over 45 years of age. Previously, this disease was considered very dangerous and in most cases led to a complete loss of vision, but in Currently, medicine knows several ways to deal with this problem, giving very high predictions for recovery. About this, what are the methods, and how is treatment within each of them, we will discuss this material. Content 1What is cataract 2Modern methods of treatment 2.1Medicame...

  • 01-Aug-2018
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Amblyopia in adults - treatment and detection

Over time, the chance of problems with the eyes increases markedly. There are simply age-related changes that can not be avoided, but there are diseases that simply manifest themselves over time. Amblyopia refers to the second. It can be found at any age, but more often it affects adults. Curing the disease is difficult, but you can try. Content 1What it is 2Causes 3Symptoms 4Diagnostics 5Treatment 5.1Complications 5.2Prevention 6Video 7conclusions What it is Amblyopia consist...

  • 04-Aug-2018
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Description of long-sighted (hypermetropic) astigmatism and its treatment

Astigmatism is a defect in the organs of vision, the cause of which is a violation of the correct form of the refractive eye system: the cornea, the eyeball or the lens. As a result, on the retina, each point of the projected object looks like a blurred spot. Accordingly, a person with astigmatism perceives objects as distorted and fuzzy. If the correct shape of the human eye is broken, the meridians of organs of a spherical shape (cornea, eyeball or lens) are perpendicular to each other. Re...

  • 02-Aug-2018
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