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Ophthalmology. Toxic and nutritional optic neuropathy is a group of medical disorders defined by visual impairment due to optic nerve damage secondary to a toxic substance and/or nutritional deficiency. The causes of these disorders are various, but they are linked by shared signs and symptoms, which this article will describe.
Vitamin A has many functions in the body, including supporting immunity. As a provitamin A carotenoid, beta-carotene helps protect and strengthen the functions of the immune system. It helps the ...
Psychosis, delirium, or dementia [ 1] Visual release hallucinations, also known as Charles Bonnet syndrome or CBS, are a type of psychophysical visual disturbance in which a person with partial or severe blindness experiences visual hallucinations . First described by Charles Bonnet in 1760, [ 2][ 3] the term Charles Bonnet syndrome was first ...
Balance disorder. A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, for example when standing or walking. It may be accompanied by feelings of giddiness, or wooziness, or having a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. Balance is the result of several body systems working together: the visual system (eyes ...
Now, new research shows that your fruit bowl may also hold potential for preventing depression later in life. A June 2024 study in The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging found that people in ...
Cogan syndrome is a rare, rheumatic disease characterized by inflammation of the ears and eyes. Cogan syndrome can lead to vision difficulty, hearing loss and dizziness. The condition may also be associated with blood-vessel inflammation (called vasculitis ) in other areas of the body that can cause major organ damage in 15% of those affected ...
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 ...
The family of a cyclist killed by an 82-year-old driver have called on elderly motorists to check their eyesight to prevent other families suffering the “pain and devastation” they have endured.