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| | Blindness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Blindness can be defined physiologically as the condition of lacking visual perception. | | | Blindness is defined as visual acuity of less than 3/60, or corresponding visual field loss to less than 10 degrees, in the better eye with best possible correction. | | | This means that a legally blind individual would have to stand 20 feet from an object to see it with the same degree of clarity as a normally sighted person could from 200 feet. |
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| | Color blindness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Most color blind persons have learned their vulnerabilities and are acutely aware of just which colors will be confused. | | | In academic studies of color blindness, on the other hand, there is more interest in developing flexible tests ([1], for example) to collect thorough datasets, identify copunctal points, and measure just noticeable differences. | | | Higher brain areas implicated in color processing include the parvocellular pathway of the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus, and visual area V4 of the visual cortex. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness
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| | Blindness |
| | Babies and little kids won't be able to use the eye chart, but doctors can check their vision by doing special vision tests or something as simple as putting a toy in front of the child to see if he or she can focus on it. | | | That means the dog learns to be very alert to surroundings so he or she can be a good guide for the person. | | | These helper dogs are trained to be a blind person's eyes. |
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/sight/visual_impaired.html
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| | Who Is Blind? |
| | In my way of thinking it is this: One is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things which he would do with sight if he had normal vision. | | | In fact, if a blind person found himself in such a situation, he might very well have a variety of techniques to use. | | | On the other hand, anyone with less vision than that mentioned in the legal definition will usually (I emphasize the word usually, for such is not always the case) need to devise so many such alternative techniques as to alter quite substantially his patterns of daily living. |
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| | Amazon.com: Blindness (Harvest Book): Books: Jose Saramago |
| | Blindness is in many ways a horrific novel, detailing as it does the total breakdown in society that follows upon this most unnatural disaster. | | | Claiming to be blind so she may be interned with her husband, she eventually becomes the guide and protector for an improvised family. | | | We don't think about it, but each person in society has a purpose, and we are all important - relying on each other more than we realize. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0156007754?v=glance
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| | The Carter Center River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Program |
| | The River Blindness Program and ministries of health staff work in the field with the rural communities using information, education, and communication techniques to improve understanding and methods. | | | The primary partners are the ministries of health and their national onchocerciasis control programs executed within and through the indigenous primary health care systems. | | | Donation Program, which provides medical, technical, and administrative oversight of Merck's donation of Mectizan for the treatment of onchocerciasis. |
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http://www.cartercenter.org/healthprograms/showdoc.asp?programID=2&submenu=healthprograms
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| | Kids' Questions |
| | You can ask if any help is needed, but understand that the answer may be “no.” Blind people, if they have learned to use a cane or dog and travel independently, may not need help. | | | It is often helpful to work with someone who can show you some techniques when you are first learning. | | | Actual shaving techniques, such as how long to make each stroke or what angle to use, or what types of shaving products to use, are a matter of personal choice and are the same for men whether they are blind or sighted. |
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http://www.nfb.org/kids.htm
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| | Vision Impairment (part 1), NCBDDD, CDC |
| | Two people may have the same visual acuity, but one may be able to use his or her vision better to do everyday tasks. | | | A person's functional vision can be evaluated by observing them in different settings to see how they use their vision. | | | Visual acuity alone cannot tell you how much a person's life will be affected by their vision loss. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddvi.htm
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| | Blindness |
| | You may see behavioral changes regarding other ferrets, as well. | | | They may have other, accompanying medical conditions that require special care, as well. | | | As mentioned above, ferrets compensate so well that many people are unaware of any problem. |
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http://www.ferret-fact.org/Blind.htm
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| | MedlinePlus: Vision Impairment and Blindness |
| | Blindness Awareness (Dept. of Health and Human Services) | | | The primary NIH organization for research on Vision Impairment and Blindness is the National Eye Institute | | | Slide Show: Vision Problems as You Age (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/visionimpairmentandblindness.html
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| | Blindness |
| | Blindness is the loss of vision, not correctable with lenses. | | | You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. | | | The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. |
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http://www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/003040.html
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| | Blindness - Mesa Veterinary Hospital |
| | Pets, however, compensate very well and are free of the psychic trauma we associate with blindness. | | | Dr. Moeller comes to Mesa after completing a year-long internship at Animal Referral and Emergency Center of Arizona, where she focused on small animal medicine and surgery. | | | Pets are content merely to sense their master’s presence, and they do that with their other senses. |
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http://www.mesavet.com/library/blindness.htm
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| | Saramago, José: Blindness |
| | In the nightmarish portrayal of an entire country mysteriously blinded, images of rotting corpses, spreading putrescence, and repulsive acts of behavior mirror the decomposition of human nature. | | | The novel has much to teach us about the cost of human dignity, the value of life, the intricacies of relationships, and the healing ability of love. | | | There, the blind are treated like lepers and live like animals. |
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http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/webdocs/webdescrips/saramago1537-des-.html
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| | This web site is devoted to changing what it means to be blind through the promotion of the human potential to successfully adjust to and live with blindness and visual impairment. | | | A Look at Blind Mannerisms -- These behaviors may hold the key to information about a child's personal preferences which we, in turn, may use to help select more appropriate choices for typical leisure options. | | | Where The Blind Work -- What kind of work are blind people doing? |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~deedaze/blindness.html
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| | BBC NEWS Health Smoking could ruin your eyesight |
| | Quitting can also affect the long-term response to treatments such as laser therapy. | | | Cigarette packets already carry severe health warnings about the dangers of smoking. | | | The government is currently under pressure for delaying the implementation of guidelines from the National Institute of Clinical Excellence, which say that a treatment known as photodynamic therapy should be made available to treat AMD. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3533463.stm
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| | ABC-Dir: Blindness |
| | Provides articles and links to information about the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual impact of blindness. | | | Professional information on color blindness, related conditions and tests. | | | Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, is an eye disease that results in low vision. |
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http://www.abc-directory.com/view/blindness
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| | F.D.A. Asks Pfizer to Add Viagra Warning on Vision Loss - New York Times |
| | Nevertheless, she added, "we are taking this seriously and are working with the company to make sure that doctors and patients are aware of it." | | | The Food and Drug Administration said today that it had asked Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug maker, to amend its warnings on Viagra in response to scattered reports of vision loss by people taking the drug. | | | Suzanne Trevino, a spokeswoman for the F.D.A., said that some of the patients who reported blindness might have been predisposed to it. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/27/health/27cnd-viagra.html?ex=1274846400&en=7d096adf33c510ea&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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| | BBC NEWS Health Viagra linked to blindness risk |
| | Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School in the US identified seven men who developed vision problems after taking Viagra. | | | Report co-author Dr Howard Pomeranz said the drug had long been linked to sight problems. | | | Anti-impotence drug Viagra increases the risk of blindness, doctors believe. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4400241.stm
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| | MSN Encarta - Color Blindness |
| | Color Blindness, defect of vision affecting the ability to distinguish colors, occurring mostly in males. | | | Color blindness also may occur as a temporary condition following a serious illness. | | | Dichromatism is the most common form of color blindness, affecting about 7 percent of men and less than 1 percent of women. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761555279
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| | Blindness |
| | Her upbeat, practical tone would prove a blessing for anyone dealing with sightlessness. | | | Chapters include: Vision and Color Perception, What Is Colorblindness, Types of Colorblindness, The Importance of Light, Causes of Acquired Color Vision Confusion, Colorblindness in Females, A Journey Through Color Vision Research, Color Vision Tests, Learning, Memory, and Color Vision Confusion, How Are Families Affected by CVC, Coping With Color Vision Confusion, Conclusion,Bibliography, and Suggested Readings | | | Ophthalmological Considerations in the Rehabilitation of the Blind |
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| | Read about nyctalopia (night blindness) at MedicineNet.com |
| | Night blindness is due to a disorder of the cells in the retina that are responsible for vision in dim light. | | | Treatment may be as simple as a new prescription for your eyeglasses or switching glaucoma medications, or it may require surgery in cases of cataracts. | | | In order to determine what is causing night blindness, the eye doctor will perform a thorough eye exam and may order any of a number of specialized exams. |
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http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=43325
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| | Blindness Statistics - American Foundation for the Blind |
| | Among high school graduates, those with severe visual impairment or blindness are about as likely to have taken some college courses as those who were sighted, but they are less likely to have graduated. | | | You can change the colors on our site, increase the text size, and even change the font to something you find more readable. | | | Annually, approximately 1,500 individuals graduate from a dog-guide user program. |
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| | Blindness, night definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | The ability of our eyes to quickly view objects as they shift from light to dark areas and the ability to see in dim light or at night is an important part of our visual health. | | | When we are not able to do such, the condition is referred to commonly as night blindness or medically as nyctalopia. | | | It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light). |
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http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6561
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| | Open Directory - Health: Conditions and Diseases: Eye Disorders: Blindness |
| | Blindness in Depth - Provides articles and links to information about the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual impact of blindness. | | | RNIB - Charles Bonnet Syndrome - Characterized by visual hallucinations in people who have a sudden change in vision such as that brought on by macular degeneration or serious sight loss. | | | Top: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Eye Disorders: Blindness |
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http://dmoz.org/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Eye_Disorders/Blindness
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| | NEWS - Comcast.net |
| | FDA is working with Pfizer to determine what, if any, information about the condition should be added to the drug's label. | | | The Food and Drug Administration still is investigating, but has no evidence yet that the drug is to blame, said spokeswoman Susan Cruzan. | | | WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are examining rare reports of blindness among some men using the impotence drug Viagra. |
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| | CBC News: Health Canada investigates reports of blindness in Viagra users |
| | The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra is linked to blindness and vision problems, the department said. | | | In May, the U.S Food and Drug Administration issued a similar warning for users of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, which are used to treat impotence and erectile dysfunction. | | | Men who take drugs for erectile dysfunction should see a doctor immediately if they experience sudden vision loss or problems, Health Canada warned Tuesday. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/07/26/Viagra_blind050726.html
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| | ICPA - Blindness |
| | 1) Cortical Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy and Recurring Otitis media: A Case Study in Chiropractic Management Amalu WC, Today's Chiropractic May/June 1998 pp.16-25. | | | A 5-year-old boy with recurring middle-ear infections at one-month intervals who had been diagnosed with cortical blindness (the eyes functioned properly but the vision center in the brain was damaged), cerebral palsy, epilepsy and severe drain damage, secondary to possible aborted crib death or viral encephalitis. | | | From the paper: "At the 1978 year end 3120 cases of cervical syndrome of which 30 were associated with hypopsia and blindness were summed up with satisfactory results found after manipulative treatment. |
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http://www.icpa4kids.org/research/chiropractic/blindness.htm
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| | Color Blindness AHealthyMe.com |
| | Accidents or strokes that damage the retina or affect particular areas of the brain eye can lead to color blindness. | | | Some medications such as antibiotics, barbiturates, anti-tuberculosis drugs, high blood pressure medications, and several medications used to treat nervous disorders and psychological problems may cause color blindness. | | | There is no treatment or cure for color blindness. |
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http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/topic100586636
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| | Welcome to Prevent Blindness America |
| | Vision screenings serve as an important safety net for the nation's healthcare system and are an effective way to identify adults at risk of eye disease and send them to eye doctors for professional care. | | | Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that affects more than 1.65 million Americans over the age of 50, has no cure. | | | Smoking Can Lead to Vision Loss and Blindness |
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| | Salon Books Blindness |
| | Are we better off learning to live with our blindness or glorying in what little we can see? | | | And when sight returns, what seems at first to be a happy ending may be anything but. | | | A metaphor like "white blindness" might easily seem forced or labored, but Saramago makes it live by focusing on the stubbornly literal; his account of a clump of newly blind people trying to find their way to food or to the bathroom provides some surprisingly gripping passages. |
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http://www.salon.com/books/sneaks/1998/10/16sneaks.html
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| | Usher Syndrome : Causes of Blindness |
| | Individuals with Usher syndrome type I are born profoundly (completely) deaf and experience problems with balance. | | | Usher syndrome is an inherited disorder that is characterized by moderate to profound hearing impairment, which is present at birth or shortly thereafter, and progressive vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a degeneration of the retina. | | | Other rare syndromes that researchers are studying with funding from The Foundation Fighting Blindness include Bardet-Biedl (Laurence-Moon) syndrome, Best disease, choroideremia, gyrate-atrophy, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, and Stargardt Disease. |
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http://www.blindness.org/visiondisorders/causes.asp?type=4
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| | djs_lab demos |
| | These videos are based on earlier studies by Neisser and colleagues (the first one below). | | | The studies suggest that a visual disruption is not needed to produce change blindness. | | | Even though the change was visible if you knew where to attend, a large number of these changes went unnoticed. |
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| | Blindness Resource Center: Resource Sites on Blindness |
| | Oxford Univ Press; ISBN: 0195094891 This monumental, two-volume work presents -- for the first time -- a comprehensive, interdisciplinary guide to the scientific, clinical, social, educational and policy issues related to the full scope of vision impairment and vision rehabilitation. | | | No Ordinary Dog- children's story book for all ages on the raising and caring of a puppy destined to be a guide dog. | | | The film not only confronts what it is like to be blind but also presents these young people as having discovered self-expression through music. |
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| | CNN - Excerpt: 'Blindness' - October 8, 1998 |
| | These things happen, it will pass you'll see, sometimes it's nerves, said a woman. | | | With a rapid movement, what was in sight has disappeared behind the man's clenched fists, as if he were still trying to retain inside his mind the final image captured, a round red light at the traffic lights. | | | The blind man raised his hands to his eyes and gestured, Nothing, it's as if I were caught in a mist or had fallen into a milky sea. |
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http://www.cnn.com/books/beginnings/9810/blindness
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| | BUBL LINK: Blindness |
| | An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to specific complaints and other aspects of medicine and health care, with descriptions and subscription details. | | | Subjects: addiction, alzheimer's disease, anxiety disorders, autism, blindness, cerebral palsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, down syndrome, dyslexia, eating disorders, epilepsy, infectious diseases, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, neurology, pain, parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, sleep, stress, tourette syndrome | | | Adopting a US emphasis, FAQs provide details of adult and children's eye disorders, as well as indicators of self assessment diagnosis, which is not intended to be an alternative to a professional eye examination. |
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| | GUUUI - Navigation blindness |
| | In fact, they found that people tend to ignore any elements that are visually separated from everything else. | | | But there is always a reason, and people are typically so fixated on accomplishing their goals, that they ignore everything that doesn't appear to be relevant to their current task. | | | There doesn't seem to be any research confirming that users systematically ignore navigation areas, but the behaviour is very similar to the phenomenon of "banner blindness." Studies by the research team Benway and Lane has shown that when users search for information on a website, they generally ignore anything that looks like a banner ad. |
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http://www.guuui.com/issues/01_05.php
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| | Color Blindness |
| | The scene goeth thus: "Excuse me, Miss, but I'm color blind; would you mind telling me what color this tie is?" It is then that I brace for one of the two stupid responses salespeople seem compelled to make: (1) Starting to point at things at random with loud, staccato bursts of "Really? | | | In part this is because, if one has known one's colors a certain way for one's entire life, then a tinted lens is perceived by the brain as a contrivance, as unnatural and annoying as any color-tinted lens to a normally-sighted person. | | | I am red-green deficient, the most common form of color blindness, an hereditary condition carried on the "X" chromosome and hence found primarily in males. |
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http://www.mark.melnick.name/color/color.htm
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| | Blindness / Visual Impairments / Family Village Library |
| | Learn More About It Orientation and Mobility: What does it mean for my baby? | | | This list is for families who include a member who is blind. | | | This is a list where parents of blind or visually impaired children can discuss topics related to raising their children, dealing with concerns about the educational system, public attitudes about blindness, etc. |
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http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_blnd.htm
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| | blindness. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | Blindness may be caused by injury, by lesions of the brain or optic nerve, by disease of the cornea or retina, by pathological changes originating in systemic disorders (e.g., diabetes) and by cataract, glaucoma, or retinal detachment. | | | Blindness caused by infectious diseases, such as trachoma, and by dietary deficiencies is common in underdeveloped countries where medical care is inadequate. | | | Retinitis pigmentosis, a hereditary and degenerative eye disease, affects 100,000 people in the United States. |
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| | Color blindness - color vision |
| | Color blindness may be a hereditary condition or caused by disease of the optic nerve or retina. | | | There is no treatment or cure for color blindness. | | | Color blindness may be partial (affecting only some colors), or complete (affecting all colors). |
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| | Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Color blindness |
| | Some antibiotics, barbiturates, anti-tubercular drugs, high blood pressure medications, and a number of medications used to treat nervous disorders and psychological problems may lead to color blindness. | | | There is no treatment or cure for color blindness. | | | Illnesses that can lead to color blindness are: Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, glaucoma, leukemia, liver diseases, chronic alcoholism, macular degeneration, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, sickle cell anemia, and retinitis pigmentosa. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0003/ai_2601000336
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| | Blindness noted in men using impotence drugs - Men's Health - MSNBC.com |
| | Blindness noted in men using impotence drugs - Men's Health - MSNBC.com | | | WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are probing reports of blindness among dozens of men who used Viagra and other impotence drugs — but at the same time cautioning that the vision loss can be linked to the same illnesses that lead to impotence. | | | Howard Pomeranz of the University of Minnesota discusses a study linking Viagra to blindness among some men who took the drug. |
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| | colour blindness - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about colour blindness |
| | The condition is sex-linked, affecting men more than women. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | The physiological cause of congenital colour blindness is not known, although it probably arises from some defect in the retinal receptors. |
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| | A Philosophy Of Blindness |
| | The Neurotic Blind And Neurotic Sighted Twin Psychological Fallacies. | | | It determines how we treat blind people and how we think about ourselves if we are or become blind. | | | What I want to do is present you with some ideas about what blindness is, a positive outlook if you will, and thereby let you know what blindness DOES NOT NEED TO BE. |
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| | Vischeck: Color Blindness Article |
| | People who are colour blind are, in general, no more likely to suffer from short- or long-sightedness or to develop eye diseases such as glaucoma or cataracts later in life. | | | Colour blindness is not a particularly serious condition. | | | This means that one of the three types of colour detectors in their eyes is either faulty or missing altogether.The condition is hereditary and sex-linked: fathers will pass the gene to their daughters (but not their sons) andmothers can pass it to all their children. |
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| | Color Blindness |
| | Color blindness is a genetic condition that only rarely occurs in women, but affects about 1 out of every 10 men to some degree. | | | The kind of color blindness that is present at birth does not lead to additional vision loss or total blindness. | | | This most severe form is known as achromatopsia. |
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| | Color Blindness Check |
| | olor blindness is an inaccurate term for a lack of perceptual sensitivity to certain colors. | | | nother form of color blindness -- yellow-blue is the second most common form, but it's extremely rare. | | | They are more sensitive than the color receptors, that is why we have poor color perception in the dark. |
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| | Specific Disability - Blind/Low Vision |
| | These individuals work with other educational team members to ensure that the students who are blind or have low vision have access to the general education curriculum and the related services that are identified on their Individual Education Programs. | | | Students who are blind or low vision in Colorado have access to a range of services for their education and social support. | | | USABA - United States Association for Blind Athletes |
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