PPT-River Blindness ( Onchocerciasis

Presented by Ijedinma Abanobi MPH Student PUBH 61653 Environmental Health Walden University Instructor Dr Patrick Tschida Fall 2011 Topic Presentation Outline This presentation is aimed at educating community leaders and the Nigerian government of the impact of . Projection Transverse Mercator Datum NZGD 2000 Map prepared by Geopatial Services 22Apr13 Haast Roar Blocks Overview Map 1 of 2 10 20 Kilometres Legend Balloted blocks Open blocks Freehold land No aircraft access One hundred twenty million people in 37 countries are at risk with almost 37 million currently infected Infection causes intense itching dis57374guring skin lesions called leopard or lizard skin and eye disease that can result in blindness A single While that is a staggering number cataract surgery is safe and e57346 ective and in approximately 90 of cases people who have cataract surgery have better vision afterwards Vision loss due to cataracts can be restored by surgically removing the a573 Carmen . Leyva. . Vicki Herrin . Hampton Huddleston. Stephen F. Austin State University. What is Macular Degeneration?. Macular Degeneration is the progressive deterioration of the macula, the light-sensitive cells of the central retina, at the back of the eye. As the macular cells malfunction and die, central vision becomes gray, distorted and is eventually lost. Peripheral vision does not become affected. . Why We Aren’t As Ethical As . We Think We Are. Ann E. Tenbrunsel. University of Notre Dame. Tyco. Enron. General . Motors. WorldCom. News Corp.. General Electric. Lincoln . Savings & Loan. Sears. By: Courtney Harver. A lack of vision. It may also refer to a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.. Types:. Complete blindness- cannot see anything including light. . River Blindness, a parasitic disease, is the second leading infectious cause of blindness. .. A Short History. 1875. : John O’Neill first reports the presence of microfilaria in . Onchocerciasis. patients in Ghana. Blindess. ”. the world's second leading infectious cause of blindness. Pooja Makam. Prevalence!. 95% of cases occur within 30 African countries!. 17.7 . Million INFECTED!. 40% of cases are in Nigeria!!!. EPTEMBER 2018 ��*We appreciate the support of the donors listed here, whose funding was utilized in 2017for the activitiesdescribed in these proceedings. Donors to The Carter Center Riv Susan M. . Bashinski. for the . Kansas Deaf-Blind Project. ETIOLOGIES of DB. . In general, children might be at risk for having combined vision and hearing losses, due to a. :. hereditary syndrome or disorder. FREE PUNJAB. . . . Initiative . to make Punjab Corneal Blindness Backlog Free. Punjab Health Department took the initiative for . “Corneal. . Blindness. . Backlog. . Free. . Punjab. . (CBBF)”. Susan M. . Bashinski. for the Kansas Deaf-Blind Project. WHAT IS DEAF-BLINDNESS?. DEAF-BLINDNESS does NOT imply that an individual sees or hears absolutely nothing. DEAF-BLINDNESS simply means that the individual experiences . 2266 Andhra Pradesh Alla Venkata Pitchi Reddy 1 , G. Ravi Babu 2 , K. Vara Prasad 3 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Introductionpigments which are present in retina. Any abnormality in these cone pigments may cause (presented from . Gulu. Regional Referral Hospital). October 26, 2018. Nodding Syndrome . Outbreak of a mysterious neurological disease among children in Northern Uganda 1997 . –. 2013. D. uring a time of humanitarian crises .