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Thyroid eye disease - MyDr.com.au
Thyroid eye disease occurs in people with thyroid disease and is characterised by inflammation, swelling and eventual scarring.
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Thyroid Eye Disease - Targeting Cancer
Find out more about the causes, symptoms and treatments for thyroid eye disease.
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Eye care | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services
Have regular eye check-ups Regular eye check-ups are recommended for people without eye diseases or specific risk factors. Examinations with a registered eye care practitioner (optometrist or ophthalmologist) are recommended every second year.
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Glaucoma: what is it? - MyDr.com.au
Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye diseases in which the optic nerve at the back of the eye is slowly destroyed.
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Glaucoma Quiz - Glaucoma Australia
Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye diseases where vision is lost due to damage to the optic nerve
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Ophthalmologist: parents & kids guide | Raising Children Network
An ophthalmologist can help your child if your child has had an injury to his eyes or it looks like he has an eye problem or eye disease. Find out more.
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Eye Injuries in the Workplace | myVMC
Eye injuries in the workplace: There are a range of agents found in workplaces that can cause eye diseases, disorders or injuries. While many of these agents are often also found in everyday living environments, exposure at dangerous levels is most likely to occur in the workplace.
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Function & Anatomy Of The Human Eye - Fred Hollows Foundation
Eyes are important organs that help us navigate our way through the world. Learn more about how eyes work and how eye diseases affect our sight.
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Dry eye disease: when to treat andwhen to refer | Australian Prescriber
There is more than one type of dry eye disease and many risk factors. While most cases can be managed with lubricants, it is important to know which patients...
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Diabetes - Vision Initiative
Diabetes All people with diabetes (Type 1, Type 2 or gestational) have an increased risk of developing eye complications such as macula oedema, cataracts, glaucoma or the most common diabetic eye disease, diabetic retinopathy
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Orbital therapy for adult thyroid eye disease | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: This review found that orbital radiotherapy is more effective than sham radiotherapy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate thyroid eye disease
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Leprosy: How Much do you Really Know? | Ausmed
Leprosy is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae), which multiples slowly and progressively affects cooler body tissue (e.g. skin, testes, superficial nerves, eyes). It is a chronic disease that is most common in the tropics and subtropics
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Interventions for eye movement disorders in people with stroke | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: There is insufficient evidence to reach conclusions about the effectiveness of interventions for patients with eye movement disorders after stroke
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Causes of Cataracts | Ausmed
The lens in a healthy eye should be clear, allowing the retina to receive a clear, sharp image. A cataract is when the lens becomes cloudy, causing vision impairment. Cataracts are primarily age-related. In fact, almost every person who is 80 or older has some level of cataract formation.
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Glaucoma Up-Close | Ausmed
Glaucoma is the name given to a range of conditions that lead to optic nerve damage. An estimated 300,000 Australians currently live with glaucoma. Half of those have not been diagnosed. A significant amount of side vision will be lost before the individual has even noticed they have a condition.
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Xerosis (Dry Skin) in Older Adults | Ausmed
Xerosis (or asteatosis) is the medical term used to describe abnormally dry skin associated with flaking, scaling, redness or itching, which is caused by dehydration of the stratum corneum (the horny cell layer of the epidermis). The condition affects almost every person over the age of 60.
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Management of Bell’s palsy - Australian Prescriber
The treatment of Bell’s palsy aims to speed recovery and reduce long-term complications
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Infectious Diseases: Breaking the Chain | Ausmed
With the global COVID-19 pandemic having a severe impact on all aspects of society and the health of people worldwide, it is now more important than ever to update your knowledge on the spread and containment of infectious diseases, and what you can do to help break the chain of infection.
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Crohn's Disease | Ausmed
Crohn's disease is a chronic and lifelong gastrointestinal disorder that causes inflammation in the colon, rectum and GI tract. It’s one of the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and commonly effects the ileum or colon that are most affected.
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Understanding Congenital Heart Disease | Ausmed
Congenital heart disease is a general term used to describe a variety of birth defects that affect the normal functioning of the heart. Congenital heart disease can occur if any of the heart chambers, arteries, septum or valves don't develop properly before the baby is born.
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