Duration of corneal transplantation | Corneal Transplantation

Duration of corneal transplantation On the day of the operation itself, the patient either remains in hospital overnight or is discharged home the same day (outpatient procedure), but must then go to an ophthalmologist‘s office for a check-up the following day. The vision of the treated eye will not be fully restored in the first … Duration of corneal transplantation | Corneal Transplantation

Fabry Disease: Ordeal Diagnostics

Fabry disease is a rare, inherited genetic defect caused by a partial or complete deficiency of a specific enzyme. By the time Fabry disease is diagnosed, most patients have gone through a veritable odyssey. The enzyme alpha-galactosidase (also: alpha-GAL enzyme), which Fabry disease sufferers lack, is responsible for breaking down certain fatty substances in the … Fabry Disease: Ordeal Diagnostics

Vesicles: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Vesicles are possible symptoms of a wide variety of skin diseases. Therefore, in order to counteract vesicles in the long term, it is usually necessary to first determine the corresponding causes of vesicles. What are vesicles? Vesicles (also known as vesicles in medicine) are fluid accumulations that can occur, for example, under the so-called sclera … Vesicles: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Leukoplakia

Leukoplakia (also: leukokeratosis, white callosity) is a disease in which the cornea of the mucous membranes (especially in the oral area) is thickened and therefore white, unwipeable streaks form in these areas. The risk of such a skin change developing into a malignant skin tumor (squamous cell carcinoma) is increased compared to normal (mucous) skin. … Leukoplakia

Bepanthene

Introduction Bepanthen® is a Bayer product line that includes a wound and healing ointment, antiseptic wound cream, scar gel, eye drops, eye and nose ointment, seawater nasal spray, Sensiderm cream, cooling foam spray and the Bepanthen® solution. Probably the best known product is the Wound and Healing Ointment, which is used to treat minor skin … Bepanthene

Do Bepanthen® products also help against pimples? | Bepanthene

Do Bepanthen® products also help against pimples? Pimple control is not a common application of Bepanthen® products. Since dexpanthenol stimulates sebum production, the use of Bepanthen on a still closed pimple could even be counterproductive. However, in the case of an inflamed, open pimple, the application of Bepanthen® antiseptic wound cream could be helpful, as … Do Bepanthen® products also help against pimples? | Bepanthene

Application of Bepanthen® in pregnancy and lactation | Bepanthene

Application of Bepanthen® in pregnancy and lactation Since the active ingredient dexpanthenol is a provitamin which only promotes the body’s own metabolic pathways but does not interfere with them in any way, as many other drugs do, most Bepanthen® products can also be used without hesitation during pregnancy and lactation. An exception is Bepanthen® antiseptic … Application of Bepanthen® in pregnancy and lactation | Bepanthene

Inflammations with a splayfoot

In the clinical picture of splayfeet, the even load distribution on the foot is damaged. This results in overloading or incorrect loading, especially of the metatarsal head. If an inflammation develops in the joint between the tarsal and metatarsal bones (Articulatio tarsometatarsalis, Lisfranc joint) or in the metatarsophalangeal joints (Articulationes metatarsophalangeales), the stability of the … Inflammations with a splayfoot

Astigmatism: Blurred Vision

If you have blurred vision both at a distance and at close range, the cause may be a so-called astigmatism. The eye is no longer able to focus the incident light on an exact point on the retina and thus to bring it into focus, but the affected persons see points as blurred lines. Normally, … Astigmatism: Blurred Vision