PDF-AgeRelated Macular Degeneration

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1I STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM3 A Description and Classi. of Blind. ness. . Worldwide. Carmen . Leyva. Vicki Herrin. Hampton Huddleston. Global causes of blindness as a percentage of total. blindness in 2002. C. atarac. ts. A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens, which lies behind the iris and the pupil. The lens works much like a camera lens, focusing light onto the retina at the back of the eye. The lens also adjusts the eye's focus, letting us see things . Degeneration:. It’s a structure and function changes in the cells and intracellular substance (C.T) due to mild and moderate injury, not severe enough to cause cell death.. . 1- Cloudy swelling. : . Lauran Maestas. Meghan Raney. Cressie Wright. Three major forms of Juvenile Macular Degeneration. Best’s Disease. Juvenile Retinoschisis. Stargardt Disease. All are rare and cause central vision loss. Degeneration. Adult and Juvenile. Summer 2014. Brandey Burnett, Amanda Noles, Jamie Points. What is Macular Degeneration?. Macular Degeneration is a common, painless eye condition in which the central portion of the retina (a light-sensitive layer of tissue, lining the inner surface of the eye) deteriorates and does not function adequately.. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an acquired retinal disorder which is characterized by pigmentary atrophy and deouter retinal complex in the macular area. 1. Nonexudative AMD A dry or atro Regeneration – regrowth of damaged neurons. Reorganization. Recovery. Copyright © 2006 by Allyn and Bacon. Neuroplasticity. and Responses . to Nervous System Damage. Both portions of the axon degenerate. Noun. The wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure. Verb. To waste away. Synonyms. (n) degeneration, deterioration; (v) wither. Antonyms. (n) growth, development; (v) mature, develop. ‘Degeneration may be defined as a gradual change of the structure in which the organism becomes adapted to . less. varied and . less. complex conditions of life … such as to leave the whole animal in a . Mr . Samer. . Elsherbiny. Consultant Ophthalmologist. January 2017. Introduction. Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). The disease and its management. Future trends. Service provision. Current service. TRACT. THEY . OCCUR IN 20-30% OF WOMEN ABOVE THE AGE OF 30 . YEARS. UTERINE FIBROID. THEY . ARE ABOUT 3-9 TIMES MORE COMMON IN THE BLACK THAN IN THE . WHITES. THEY ARE USUALLY MULTIPLE AND OF VARIOUS SIZES 90% OF THEM CEASE TO GROW AND EVEN REGRESS AFTER . Prepared. . by-. Dr. S. K. . Sheetal. Assistant . Professor . cum . Jr. . Scientist . Department . of Veterinary . Gynaecology. and Obstetrics. ,. . Bihar . Veterinary . College, . Bihar Animal Sciences University,. Assist.Prof.Dr. . . Baydaa. . H.Abdullah. Reversible . cell injury . . It . is called also . degeneration . .It is accumulation of normal substances (glycogen ,water) or abnormal (. Amyloid. ) inside the cell due to injury agent. classified into two main groups . 1–2 1 InitiallystudiesofVEGFhaveprimarilycentredonitsroleintheprogressionofmalignancies.SeveraltreatmentsspecificallydesignedtoinhibitVEGFactivityhavebeenapprovedforthetreatmentincertaintypesofc 28 A Teaching Case Report Andria M. Pihos, OD, FAAO Wendy Stone, OD, FAAO Abstract A macular hole (MH) is an anatomical opening or dehiscence in the fovea. Idiopathic MHs are considered to be a fairl