Sentences with phrase «to lead to blindness»

We recommend blood pressure measurements for older cats especially since high pressure can often lead to blindness.

This can damage the retina, affecting vision, and eventually lead to blindness.

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

If left untreated, it can damage vision and ultimately lead to blindness.

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

This is the most widespread hereditary retinal disease leading to blindness in dogs.

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

The long term safety is unknown though, and patient do sometimes experience more serious issues like vision disturbances which can sometimes lead to blindness.

A mutation in any of 13 genes causes this rare condition, which progressively leads to blindness.

The pressure can damage the retina leading to blindness.

This causes changes in vision and may actually lead to blindness in the absence of adequate treatment.

The warning signs of diabetes should be taken seriously, as diabetes is a complex condition that may lead to blindness if left untreated.

The disease is progressive if not controlled with treatment, and can even lead to blindness.

Worst case scenario, the untreated parasite infection could lead to blindness in humans.

The degeneration of dog's retinas which leads to blindness A gene mutation is responsible for the problem, therefore, this is an inherited disease.

Progressive retinal atrophy, which also leads to blindness, is often found in Siberian Huskies.

(PLL) The Chinese Crested can also have at least two forms of progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) which can eventually lead to blindness as well.

The outcome is an obstruction to the normal flow of aqueous humor through the trabecular meshwork, which can result in a sudden increase in intraocular pressure, quickly causing irreversible damage to the optic nerve leading to blindness [68,69].

Some may experience retinal problems leading to blindness.

A team led by pediatric ophthalmologist Robert Koenekoop at McGill University gave the medication to 14 patients with Leber congenital amaurosis, an inherited disease that causes retinal degeneration leading to blindness.

In Europe and the United States, gene therapists have restored vision in individuals suffering from a rare genetic disorder that inevitably leads to blindness.

Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered that patients who suffer from both Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea are at greater risk of developing a condition that leads to blindness within an average period of less than four years.

«New mechanism that can lead to blindness discovered.»

These might make the sun look dim, possibly even dim enough to look at without discomfort, but they may do nothing to block infrared or ultraviolet radiation that will cause permanent damage to the retina and possibly lead to blindness.

Mitochondria produce energy for the cell and if they are damaged or not working correctly, it can result in the damage and eventual death of RGCs leading to blindness.

● Kidney failure ● Urinary tract infections ● Enlarged liver ● Cataracts (potentially leading to blindness) ● Seizures ● Kidney failure

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.

With time the retina will completely degenerate leading to blindness.

While it has long been known that taurine is an essential amino acid in the feline diet and that deficiency can lead to blindness from retinal damage, the role of taurine in heartwas not discovered until the 1980s.

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

Cataracts usually develop within 6 - 12 months of the dog's life, but often lead to blindness down the road.

According to Dr. Petersen - Jones, «PRA is the name given to a group of inherited conditions that result in a progressive loss of vision leading to blindness.

If left untreated, glaucoma leads to blindness and severe pain, so veterinary attention is a must.

Dogs with poorly controlled diabetes often develop cataracts, which commonly leads to blindness.

PRA leads to blindness, so it is important to only pick a puppy from a litter with parents that have been tested as clear from the disease.

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.

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.

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.

Clouding of the lens can affect your dog or cat \'s vision, and can lead to blindness if not treated.

Every year around 100 million people contract Chlamydia infections, which are one of the main causes of female infertility and ectopic pregnancies and can also lead to blindness — especially in developing countries.

Furthermore we analyse their functionality in vitro, and in vivo after transplantation of iPS - RPE into the dystrophic RCS rat: a model of retinal dystrophy where the primary defect, originating in RPE cells [26], leads to blindness as a consequence of rod and cone photoreceptor degeneration [27]--[29].

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.

Cataracts can not be reversed and sometimes lead to blindness.

Other issues can include neuropathy, or nerve damage, eysight problems even leading to blindness, and quite often depression.

As RPEs help to maintain and support adjacent photoreceptor cells which capture light, their loss leads to blindness.

Vitamin E deficiency secondary to abetalipoproteinemia causes such problems as poor transmission of nerve impulses, muscle weakness, and retinal degeneration that leads to blindness [15].

Hereditary eye diseases are led by cataracts and progressive retinal atrophy which lead to blindness.