With various online stores, it is now possible to order glasses according to certain specifications and wishes. However, not every visual impairment or visual disorder indicates the need for glasses. Several causes can underlie the condition. One cause, which has become increasingly common in younger people in recent years, is glaucoma. This article deals with … Narrow-angle Glaucoma: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Retinoblastoma is a malignant, mutation-related retinal tumor that occurs primarily in young children and affects both sexes with equal frequency. If diagnosed early and therapy is started, retinoblastoma is curable in most cases (about 97 percent). What is retinoblastoma? Retinoblastoma (also glioma retinae, neuroblastoma retinae) is a malignant (malignant) retinal tumor that usually occurs in … Retinoblastoma: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Peters-Plus syndrome is a very rare eye disorder in which the development of the anterior segment of the eye is disturbed. The disorder is due to a gene mutation. Treatment focuses on alleviating the resulting symptoms. Corneal transplantation is one treatment option. What is Peters plus syndrome? Peters-Plus syndrome, or Krause-Kivlin syndrome, is an eye … Peters-Plus Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Mydriasis is the dilation or widening of the pupil. This reduces the total iris area, increases intraocular pressure, and decreases aqueous humor leakage. During the Renaissance, pupil dilation was even fashionable and looked attractive at the time, which is why people dripped various substances into their eyes for cosmetic reasons, such as the juice of … Mydriasis: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Olanzapine is an atypical neuroleptic. The active ingredient is used to treat schizophrenic psychosis. What is olanzapine? The drug olanzapine is classified as an atypical neuroleptic. It is among the most important drugs used to treat schizophrenia. Unlike older neuroleptics, olanzapine has better tolerability. The active ingredient is considered relatively young. It originated from classic … Olanzapine: Effects, Uses & Risks
The corpus ciliare is also known as the ciliary body or ray body and is located in the medial eye membrane. It serves accommodation, aqueous humor production, and lens suspension. If the suspension fibers of the lens break in an accident, the lens may slip out of the clamping of the ciliary body in a … Corpus Ciliare: Structure, Function & Diseases
The windshield taped up except for a round hole in the middle and the windows blacked out – who would voluntarily drive a car like that? Some do, without even knowing it. Because not everyone who has passed the official eye test sees well. The test measures only a tiny central point of visual acuity. … Driving: Limited All-Round Visibility?
Synonyms in a broader sense Medical: Glaucoma Definition Glaucoma (but should not be used any more, as it can easily be confused with “cataract” (cataract). Glaucoma is a generic term for a number of diseases that are associated with typical damage to the optic nerve papilla and the visual field. The optic nerve papilla is … Glaucoma
Eye diseases have serious consequences for those affected: Reduced visual acuity, halo effects, reduced contrast vision and a narrowed field of vision can even lead to accidents. If even glasses and contact lenses no longer help, the only option left for the affected person is surgery. Eye surgery is also absolutely necessary for degenerative eye … Eye Surgery: Treatment, Effect & Risks
Perazine is a 1st-generation, mid-potency neuroleptic. It is used to treat psychotic syndromes. In addition to schizophrenia, psychosis, anxiety disorders, delusions, and personality disorders are treated with the drug. Perazine has a sedative and antipsychotic effect by inhibiting certain neurotransmitters in the central nervous system in their action. The use and dosage of the drug … Perazine: Effects, Uses & Risks
The medical term perfusion pressure refers to the pressure with which an organ or tissue structure to be supplied with blood is perfused. Mathematically, the amount of perfusion pressure results from the difference between the blood pressure in the arteries and the tissue pressure moving in the opposite direction. Depending on the area of the … Perfusion Pressure: Function, Role & Diseases
Many people believe that glaucoma, also known as glaucoma, is associated with increased intraocular pressure. But this is a misconception: often the intraocular pressure is within the normal range – but the optic nerve is still at risk. Anyone who, as a result of this misconception, independently forgoes the prescribed antiglaucoma medication, i.e. the eye … Normal-pressure Glaucoma: Intraocular Pressure Normal: Optic Nerve Destroyed
