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    Vision Loss (Blindness), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Vision Loss (Blindness), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Vision Loss (Blindness), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Vision Loss (Blindness), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Vision Loss (Blindness) is medical disorder that indicates the partial or complete loss of vision.
    This vision loss may happen spontaneously or over duration of time.
    Some forms of vision loss never result in complete blindness
    Complete Vision Loss (Blindness) is the eyes having lost the ability to see.
    It may also indicate a loss of vision that cannot be cured with glasses or contact lenses.
    Partial blindness suggests that the patient has very limited vision.
    Complete blindness indicates the patient cannot see anything and do not see light.
    (Most people who use the term "blindness" indicate complete blindness.)
    People with vision that is worse than 20/200 with glasses or contact lenses are regarded legally blind in most states in the USA.
    Vision Loss (Blindness) has many causes:
    1. Accidents or damages to the surface of the eye (chemical burns or sports injuries)
    2. Diabetes
    3. Glaucoma
    4. Macular degeneration
    The forms of partial vision loss may vary:
    1. With cataracts, vision may be fuzzy or cloudy, and bright light may produce glare
    2. With diabetes, vision may be not clear or blurred; there may be missing areas of vision or shadows, and problems seeing at night
    3. With glaucoma, there may be loss of peripheral areas of vision leading to tunnel vision
    4. With macular degeneration, the peripheral vision is normal but the central vision is gradually lost
    Vision loss is diagnosed by:
    1. Visual acuity test
    2. Visual field test
    3. Tonometry test
    Treatment:
    When the patient has low vision, the patient may have difficulty driving, reading, or doing small work such as sewing or making crafts.
    1. Blindness due to some causes such as infection, Vitamin A deficiency or glaucoma can be avoided through early detection and proper treatment.
    2. Even though vision loss cannot be recovered, but medical and surgical treatment can help the disease from further becoming worse
    Treatment for Impending Blindness

    1. Surgery for removal of cataract (clouded lens) with intra-ocular plastic lens
    2. Laser surgery for retinopathy
    3. Injection for Aged Macular Degeneration
    4. Bionic eye technology
    5. KAMRA, a thin ring inserted in the cornea, improves the vision of people with aging eyes.
    6. Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP) restore vision in the most severe cases of corneal injury.
    Coping with blindness:
    Braille
    Long white cane
    Guide dogs
    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Vision Loss (Blindness)
    Chapter 2 Cause
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis
    Chapter 7 Glaucoma
    Chapter 8 Macular Degeneration
    Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateDec 22, 2016
    ISBN9781370943319
    Vision Loss (Blindness), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Vision Loss (Blindness), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Vision Loss

      (Blindness),

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the disease Vision Loss (Blindness), Diagnosis, Treatments and Related Diseases or in vernacular terms

      (What You Need to treat Vision Loss)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Blindness

      What is Vision Loss (Blindness)?

      Vision Loss (Blindness) is medical disorder that indicates the partial or complete loss of vision.

      This vision loss may happen spontaneously or over duration of time.

      Some forms of vision loss never result in complete blindness

      Complete Vision Loss (Blindness) is the eyes having lost the ability to see.

      It may also indicate a loss of vision that cannot be cured with glasses or contact lenses.

      Partial blindness suggests that the patient has very limited vision.

      Complete blindness indicates the patient cannot see anything and do not see light.

      (Most people who use the term blindness indicate complete blindness.)

      People with vision that is worse than 20/200 with glasses or contact lenses are regarded legally blind in most states in the USA.

      There is a hope by 2020 vision loss can be cured using bionic eye or stem cells.

      What are the causes of Vision Loss?

      Vision Loss (Blindness) has many causes.

      In the USA, the major causes are:

      1. Accidents or damages to the surface of the eye (chemical burns or sports injuries)

      2. Diabetes

      3. Glaucoma

      4. Macular degeneration

      The forms of partial vision loss may vary, dependent on the cause:

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