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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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Eye care - optometrists - Better Health Channel
A standard eye examination with an optometrist includes a screening for all common eye diseases, such as glaucoma and cataracts.
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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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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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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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How Our Eyes Process Light - The First Step of Seeing
This post is the second in a series about vision and visual perception. It will explore the anatomy of the eye as well as how rays of light are transformed into electrical impulses that can be transmitted along neural pathways to facilitate visual perception.
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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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Understanding Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease is a term used for a variety of birth defects that affect the hearts normal function. These defects are structural problems with the heart, present at birth and 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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What is Dengue? (Mosquito Transmitted Diseases) | Ausmed
Dengue is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes dengue fever, a flu-like illness. It is estimated to affect up to 400 million people worldwide every year and is most commonly transmitted through a bite from an Aedes aegypti mosquito. It is not endemic in Australia, but there are imported cases.
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Wernicke–Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS) | Ausmed
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome refers to the condition where both Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff syndrome (KS) are present in one individual.
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Paediatric Eczema: An Itchy Problem
Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that usually develops in early childhood. It is typified by dry itchy skin and is episodic in nature, except in very severe cases. Most children with eczema will experience flares, sometimes as often as three or four times per month.
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Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): Is it on Your Radar? | Ausmed
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer but the least serious. It is triggered by DNA mutation (caused by UV radiation, usually from the sun) to the block-like basal cells located in the lower layer of the epidermis, which causes the cells to grow and change abnormally.
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The Power of Human Touch | Ausmed
When I was 19 years old I saw a woman die in slow motion. She wasn’t sick. Her lot in life wasn’t over. But she started dying anyway. I showed up one day, and she was gone.
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