Brief overview What is glaucoma? A group of eye diseases that can destroy the retina and optic nerve in advanced stages and lead to blindness if left untreated. Also known as glaucoma. Symptoms: Initially hardly any symptoms, in advanced stages visual field loss, eye pain, headaches. In acute glaucoma (glaucoma attack), symptoms such as sudden … Green Star (Glaucoma): Causes, Diagnosis, and Progression
The best-known form of scanning laser polarimetry is GDx scanning laser polarimetry, which is used in ophthalmology to diagnose and monitor cataracts and allows this disease to be diagnosed up to five years earlier than any previous measurement method. Polarimetry makes use of the polarization property of light by means of a laser scanner and … Scanning Laser Polarimetry: Treatment, Effect & Risks
Most perceptions reach our brain through the eye – conversely, we send messages to our environment through the eyes. Whether we are sad, happy, afraid or angry: Our eyes communicate this to the other person. In half of all people, there is statistically a limitation of vision – in addition, many diseases such as diabetes, … Eye: Sensory Organ and Mirror of the Soul
Antirheumatic drugs are used to relieve pain in rheumatic diseases. Thus, these drugs and medicines are mainly used to reduce inflammation and for joint diseases. What are antirheumatic drugs? Antirheumatic drugs are painkillers that have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in rheumatic diseases. In rheumatic diseases, joints and tissues are attacked. Antirheumatic drugs are painkillers that … Antirheumatic Drugs: Effects, Uses & Risks
Hydrophthalmos is the term used for enlargement of one or both eyes that is due to impaired aqueous humor outflow. Hydrophthalmos is associated with the congenital form of glaucoma. It is treated surgically. What is hydrophthalmos? The eye is a part of the central nervous system and enables visual impression through receptors and their connection … Hydrophthalmos: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Laser Doppler fluxmetry is a diagnostic procedure that provides information about skin microcirculation and is based on the Doppler effect. A helium laser emits light that is reflected by moving erythrocytes in the blood. The amount of reflected light allows conclusions to be made about flow velocity. What is laser Doppler fluxmetry? Laser Doppler fluxmetry … Laser Doppler Fluxmetry: Treatment, Effects & Risks
A port-wine stain or nevus flammeus is a benign, congenital vascular malformation. The exact cause has not been definitively determined to date. It can also occur together with other diseases. Treatment of a port-wine stain should be started early. A port-wine stain can also be an indication of other vascular malformations. For example, the vessels … Port-wine Stain: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Products Cortisone tablets are medicinal products which are intended for ingestion and contain active substances from the group of glucocorticoids. The tablets, water-soluble tablets and sustained-release tablets are usually monopreparations, which are often divisible. Glucocorticoids were first used medicinally in the late 1940s. Structure and properties The glucocorticoids contained in the drugs are derived from … Cortisone Tablets Effects and Side Effects
Common buckthorn belongs to the nightshade family and is classified in the genus buckthorn. The original home of this plant is China, where it is widely used as a medicinal plant. Its fruit is known as goji berry. Occurrence and cultivation of the common buckthorn. Also known as common buckthorn, common devil’s twine or Chinese … Common Buckthorn: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
Products In many countries, no drugs containing amphetamine are currently registered. The active ingredient is subject to narcotics legislation and requires an aggravated prescription, but is basically not prohibited like other substances from the amphetamine group. In some countries, medicines containing dexamphetamine are on the market, for example in Germany and the USA. Structure and … Amphetamine
Products Amphetamines are commercially available as drugs in the form of tablets, sustained-release tablets, capsules, and sustained-release capsules. Structure and properties Amphetamines are derivatives of amphetamine. It is a methylphenethylamine structurally related to endogenous monoamines and stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine. Amphetamines are racemates and the –enantiomers. Effects Amphetamines have sympathomimetic, central stimulant, bronchodilator, psychoactive, … Amphetamines
Asphyxia neonatorum (“pulselessness of the newborn”) is a lack of oxygen to the newborn. Synonyms used are peripartum asphyxia, neonatal asphyxia, or asphyxia at birth. The lack of oxygen causes respiratory failure, resulting in circulatory collapse. What is asphyxia neonatorum? The newborn responds to a poor oxygen supply with respiratory depression. The blood carries too … Asphyxia Neonatorum
