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Researchers have found a link between semaglutide use and NAION, a rare condition that is the second-leading cause of optic nerve blindness. (Getty Images) (Jacob Wackerhausen via Getty Images)
Positive visual phenomena. Lesions in the visual pathway affect vision most often by creating deficits or negative phenomena, such as blindness, visual field deficits or scotomas, decreased visual acuity and color blindness. On occasion, they may also create false visual images, called positive visual phenomena.
Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd rests his head on the stowed treadmill while Pilot Robert D. Cabana, holding Shepherd's eye open, prepares to measure Shepherd's intraocular pressure using a tonometer (in his right hand). Spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome ( SANS ), [1] previously called spaceflight-induced visual ...
List of medical symptoms Medical symptoms refer to the manifestations or indications of a disease or condition, perceived and complained about by the patient. [1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals.
Central serous chorioretinopathy ( CSC or CSCR ), also known as central serous retinopathy ( CSR ), is an eye disease that causes visual impairment, often temporary, usually in one eye. [1] [2] When the disorder is active it is characterized by leakage of fluid under the retina that has a propensity to accumulate under the central macula.
Some symptoms of CVS include headaches, blurred vision, neck pain, fatigue, eye strain, [1] dry eyes, irritated eyes, double vision, vertigo / dizziness, polyopia, and difficulty refocusing the eyes. These symptoms can be further aggravated by improper lighting conditions (i.e. glare, [2] [3] strong blue-spectrum backlights, [citation needed ...
Having a healthy diet, with foods like blueberries, avocado and nuts, is linked with better brain function, research finds. (Getty) (Liudmila Chernetska via Getty Images)
ShutterstockThe low-fat craze of the 1980s and 1990s may have been well-intentioned, but if you ask today's health professionals, it probably did more harm than good. Though the idea went that ...