BLINDNESS-RELATED ISSUES

Glaucoma is a condition in which blockage of channels through which aqueous humor or the clear fluid present in the eye is discharged. This can cause excess intraocular pressure in the eye.

A look at the ethical issues raised from an event in history like the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

Experts suggest that up to 90 percent of the blindness in the world could have been prevented. Here are the major causes of loss of sight and ways to help prevent blindness linked to them.

Here is a quick guide to preventing blindness.

A comprehensive list and review of the best books in the disability memoir field, including memoirs about depression, autism, learning disabilities, Down Syndrome, blindness, multiple personality disorder and more.

There are specific factors that affect folks to be prone to diabetes such as age, genetics and ethnicity. However not considering the risk factors, the connected problems would just be the same.

Older cats are prone to aches, pains and health issues just like their human owners. Such problems come with advancing age.

This paper is aimed to examine abortion within the frameworks of medical ethics, exploring collisions and contradictions related to this issue, along with careful examination of all existing points of view, ethical approaches, evaluations and positions.

According to the foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Eye Care America, there are more than million people in America suffer eye injuries in a year. Isn't it true that prevention is always better than cure?

Deciding on the right school for your child is an important task for any parent. There are so many questions to ask and the information out there to gather can be overwhelming. Here you will find a guide for choosing the best school for your child.

Immunization of children is a very hot and controversial topic these days. Whether or not you choose to immunize your child, there are risks involved on both sides of the issue.

Article describes the harmful effects that result when a baby is shaken, including learning impairment, seizures and emotional development issues.

The chance of getting glaucoma increases with age, and is the main cause of blindness. Blepharitis is inflammation of the eyelids, which can become chronic. Cataracts is gradual clouding of the lens of the eye.

The loss of vision in the central field caused by Macular Degeneration typically eliminates the possibility of reading, makes shadows, contours, and color vision less vivid to the patient, and may be accompanied by several other major health issues.

Childhood obesity creates a number of unwanted health issues, both as a child and then as an adult. Although healthy habits instilled in a child will help to create a healthy adult, it's never too late for even the adult to start.

If your dog is experiencing a complication with the eyes, here is what you need to know about a unique health risk.

Kids are developing adult only problems such as type II diabetes, kidney problems, blindness, sleep apnea, social discrimination and heart problems due to obesity.

Past successes don't guarantee future successes. In a rapidly changing world, past successes often create problems for the future. Here are ways to guard against this very real risk of genetic blindness.

For women, the risk for open-angle glaucoma may be reduced by consuming healthy fruits and vegetables

The life span stretches from birth to death, and it that time, there could be issues of abuse. The most commonly recognized stage where abuse occurs is childhood, where the young victims are displayed all over the television screens.

When you order at a restaurant in New Mexico you will be asked the question, "Red or Green?" This is not a Christmas quiz or a test for color blindness.

People with non-insulin dependent (or Type II) diabetes are either unable to make enough insulin, or their bodies do not respond normally to the insulin their bodies make.

An article on eye problems and solutions to them.