Sentences with phrase «eye leading to blindness»

Basset hounds are in general healthy, but they are prone to some genetic diseases, such as von Willebrands (a bleeding disorder), Thrombopathia, (a blood coagulation disorder), glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye leading to blindness), or disk rupture and other spinal problems.

It is actually several different conditions that all result in similar changes in the eye leading to blindness.

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You've probably heard that diabetes may lead to blindness and other eye - related problems.

If your baby was born prematurely — especially if he was very premature, had an infection, or needed treatment with oxygen — he's at greater risk for developing certain eye problems, including astigmatism (blurred vision), myopia (nearsightedness), retinopathy of prematurity (abnormal blood vessel growth that can lead to blindness), and strabismus (eye misalignment).

Over time this process becomes irreversible, leading to partial blindness in the weaker eye.

Contact with the eyes can lead to temporary or possibly permanent blindness.

A case in point: the new gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis, the eye disorder that causes progressive loss of vision, usually leading to complete blindness by age 40.

HSV typically causes recurrent oral or genital lesions and can contribute to the eye disease herpetic keratitis, a leading cause of blindness.

The researchers found that mutations to a gene called ATF6, a key regulator of the unfolded protein response, can lead to achromatopsia, a hereditary visual disorder characterized by color blindness, decreased vision, light sensitivity, and uncontrolled eye movement in children.

A leading cause of blindness in the world especially for the elderly, glaucoma is caused by high intra-ocular pressure in the eye which then leads to damage to the optic nerve.

Scientists in Italy have discovered a simple eye drop that may reverse glaucoma, the disease caused when pressure builds in the eye, injuring nerve cells and ultimately leading to blindness.

The worm's larvae can trigger damage in the eyes, leading to river blindness if untreated.

This results in the buildup of fluid and other deposits in the eye, which can lead to blindness if not treated.

Researchers report that kittens with the disorder, a visual impairment medically known as amblyopia that leads to poor sight or blindness in one eye, can completely recover their vision by simply spending 10 days in total darkness.

«Fish eyes to help understand human inherited blindness: Discovery of a gene in zebrafish that triggers congenital blindness could lead to a suitable cure for similar disease in humans..»

Glaucoma comprises a group of eye diseases that cause pressure to build up in the eye, which damages the optic nerve and ultimately leads to blindness.

New York, NY, December 19, 2008 — Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), the leading voluntary health organization supporting eye research, awarded 100 grants totaling $ 10.24 million in 2008.

In 2014, a Japanese woman in her 70s with age - related macular degeneration — a common eye condition that can lead to blindness — had a tiny sheet of retinal pigment tissue made from her own skin cells implanted into one eye, which reportedly stopped the disease's progression.

Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), based in Marlborough, Mass., will begin testing its retinal cell treatment this year in a dozen patients with Stargardt's macular dystrophy, an inherited degenerative eye disease that leads to blindness in children.

River blindness is a parasitic infection that can cause intense itching, skin discoloration, rashes, and eye disease that often leads to permanent blindness.

River blindness is an eye and skin disease that ultimately leads to blindness.

It has also been found to slow the decline of retinal function in those with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that can lead to blindness, according to researchers from Harvard.

According to science, red wine inhibits the excess growth of blood vessels in our eyes, which can lead to blindness.

RA can affect the eyes, causing complications that could lead to blindness.

Vitamin A deficiency can cause both temporary and permanent eye damage, and may even lead to blindness.

High blood sugar damages the blood vessels leading the the eye, which can lead to vision problems and blindness.

In the summer of» 99, my mom suddenly lost her sight, and when taken to the dr, then hospital, to acquire massive doses of intravenous prednesone and a temporal biopsy later, it was found she had temporal arteritis (inflammation of the blood vessels in or behind the eyes which leads to blindness).

Although it isn't dangerous when it affects the mouth, it may lead to partial or even complete blindness in case it affects the eye, leading to ocular herpes.

Prolonged high amounts of glucose in the blood lead to cataract (a white pigmentation of the lens) formation in the eye, which causes blindness.

If left untreated glaucoma will lead to blindness and in severe cases may require surgical removal of the affected eye.

Pembroke Welsh Corgis can be afflicted with several eye problems including, cataracts, Progressive Retinal Atrophy which causes eventual blindness, and Retinal Dysplasia, which causes abnormal development of the retina and can lead to blindness also.

There is also the risk in humans for the larvae to migrate to the eye, this is termed ocular larval migrans, this could then lead to full or partial blindness.

This increased pressure causes pain, and it can damage internal structures of the eyes, leading to blindness.

Glaucoma, which causes pressure to build up in the eye and may lead to blindness or cause severe harm in just a few hours.

A cataract describes any opacity in the normally clear lens of the eye, and prevents light from reaching the retina at the back of the eye, sometimes eventually leading to blindness.

Cone - Rod Dystrophy 1 - Progressive Retinal Atrophy (cord1 - PRA) is an inherited disease of the eye that affects the cone and rod cells that make up the dog's retina and often leading to blindness.

Hereditary eye diseases can lead to blindness.

Vogt - Koyanagi - Harada - like syndrome: an autoimmune disease common in Akitas and the «sled» dog breeds where the eyes, blood and other tissues are progressively destroyed leading to blindness and death.

Coloboma: an abnormal development of the eye, usually seen in collies, which can lead to blindness (see # 203,).

33) Progressive Retinal Atrophy — this disease of the eye is when the nerve cells at the back of the eyeball slowly degenerate (or fail), which can lead to blindness.

Progressive retinal atrophy can lead to eventual blindness, but studies say that blindness is seen most often in older dogs who are already prone to eye disorders.

Breed - Related Health Concerns Bloat; hip dysplasia; elbow dysplasia; progressive retinal atrophy (eye disorder that leads to blindness); persistent pupillary membranes (failure of PPMs to disappear at birth which causes eye problems); ectropion (outward protrusion of the eyelid); vaginal hyperplasia (swollen vagina that may protrude from the vulva in intact females); heart disease

Progressive retinal atrophy: degeneration eye process that lead to blindness due to the lack of photoreceptors in the back of the eye.

Reasons behind this were the risks involved with delaying potentially - aggravating eye problems could lead to blindness.

Puppies in mills are found with bleeding or swollen paws, feet falling through the wire cages, severe tooth decay, ear infections, dehydration, and lesions on their eyes, which often lead to blindness.

The eye can be ulcerated and the cornea can pigment leading to permanent blindness.

In this disorder, the retina of the eye slowly but surely degenerates, leading to blindness.

These may lead to blindness or loss of the eye.

Progressive Retinal Atrophy; is a degenerative eye disorder that eventually leads to permanent blindness in both eyes.

Anti-inflammatory drops are necessary for the remainder of the dog's life to prevent conditions such as a detached retina or glaucoma a condition where pressure increases within the eye often leading to blindness and eventual removal of the eye.