Description of Medical Condition Inflammation of the bulbarand/ or palpebral conjunctiva of less than 4 weeks duration System(s) affected: Nervous, Skin/Exocrine Genetics: N/A Incidence/Prevalence in USA: Variable, but accounts for 1 -2% of all ambulatory office visits Predominant age: Depends on cause Predominant sex: Male = Female Medical Symptoms and Signs of Disease • General: for viral, bacterial, allergic, atopicand nonspecific – Red eye, conjunctival injection – Discharge – Foreign …
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Description of Medical Condition Any opacity of the lens, either localized or generalized. Single largest cause of blindness in the world, blinding an estimated 17 million people. • Types include: – Age-related (“senile”) — over 90% – Congenital -1/250 newborns, 10-38% of childhood blindness – Toxic/nutritional – Systemic disease associated e.g., myotonic dystrophy, atopic dermatitis – Metabolic — diabetes (accelerated sorbitol pathway), hypocalcemia, Wilson disease – “Complicated” — secondary …
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