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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 - Radiation Oncology Targeting Center
Thyroid Eye Disease Thyroid eye disease is when the tissues around the eye swell
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Ophthalmologist: parents & kids guide | Raising Children Network
An ophthalmologist can help if your child has had an injury to their eyes or it looks like they have an eye problem or eye disease. Find out more.
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Eye Health Information | The Fred Hollows Foundation | The Fred Hollows Foundation AU
Before you can truly understand eye diseases, it helps to learn a little about the eye itself. Despite being small, it’s one of our most important organs.
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Children and Eye Diseases | The Fred Hollows Foundation | The Fred Hollows Foundation AU
3 out of four children with blindness live in poverty. This is inexcusable, when half the conditions that cause childhood blindness can be prevented or treated.
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Trachoma - eye infection | Health and wellbeing | Queensland Government
Trachoma is a preventable eye condition caused by repeated infections with eye strains of the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis that lead to a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelid.
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Eye health and vision | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Illness, injury and ageing can affect your eyesight, so it’s important to keep your eyes as healthy as possible. Find out what we’re doing to help improve eye health in Australia and prevent vision loss.
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Eye floaters - Better Health Channel
Some eye floaters look like small dots, while others appear like threads or little hairy clumps.
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What Is Glaucoma? | Glaucoma Australia
Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye diseases where vision is lost due to damage to the optic nerve. It causes irreversible vision loss due to damage...
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Eyes - common problems - Better Health Channel
You can help prevent dry eyes and minimise the risk of tired or sore eyes while reading or using a computer.
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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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Sjögren’s Disease - Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) is the peak professional body of clinical immunology and allergy in Australia & New Zealand
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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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The ocular adverse effects of oral drugs
The rich blood supply of the eye exposes it to the adverse effects of medicines taken by mouth.
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Glaucoma Up-Close | Ausmed
Glaucoma is the name given to a range of conditions that lead to optic nerve damage. The optic nerve transmits signals from the eye to the brain to create the image we see. If a considerable number of nerve fibres are affected, the peripheral field of vision is lost - this loss slowly creeps toward the central vision. Currently, glaucoma cannot be reversed.
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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 70 or older has some level of cataract formation.
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Faecal occult blood test (FOBT) | Pathology Tests Explained
The faecal occult blood test (FOB) checks for small amounts of blood (not visible by eye) in your stool. Normally, there will not be enough blood lost throug
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Caring for Clients With Glasses and Contacts | Ausmed
It is almost certain that you will encounter clients who use corrective lenses, especially when caring for older adults. Being able to ensure corrective lenses are being used appropriately is essential in keeping clients safe and enabling them to function in their daily lives.
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Diabetic Retinopathy | Ausmed
Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of vision loss in Western working-age adults. In fact, among the 1.7 million Australians who have diabetes, about one-third are estimated to have some degree of diabetic retinopathy. If left untreated, DR can result in irreversible blindness.
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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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