Background Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like illness appear to coexist 50 times more frequently than would be expected by chance. This association of LHON ...

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited disease associated with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations. We describe the distribution of seven different mtDNA mutations and ...

The most common symptoms of ON include: vision loss in one eye, which can vary from mild to severe periocular pain, or pain around your eye that gets worse due to eye movements dyschromatopsia ...

Diabetic neuropathy is a common and serious complication of diabetes that affects the nerves, often in the hands, feet, and legs. It can cause symptoms like tingling, numbness, burning pain ...

Shehla Shaikh.(Pexels) Diabetes can also elevate the risk of pulmonary infections. Explaining the effects, the endocrinologist added, “With high glucose concentrations in airway surface liquid ...

Traumatic optic neuropathy is visual loss caused by trauma to the optic nerve. Injuries, classified as direct or indirect, are also characterized by location. Intracanalicular optic nerve injury ...

Excess weight can contribute to the onset of type 2 diabetes, and it can make the condition worse. Alcohol can lower blood sugar. And those with diabetes need to bring down elevated glucose levels. It ...

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. Your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t effectively use the insulin it makes. The hormone insulin moves ...

It’s important for people with diabetes to perform daily self foot exams for cuts or wounds. Even minor cuts and scratches on the feet that go unnoticed or are not properly cared for can worsen and ...

Keywords: Glaucoma, Ophthalmic Imaging, Diagnosis, Management, Anterior and Posterior Eye Segments, Image Analysis, Retina, Choroid, Ocular diseases, Age-related macular degeneration, Diabetic ...

If compounds in carrots can produce similar results in people, they could potentially benefit the millions of people in the U.S. who live with type 2 diabetes. The hope is that the findings will lead ...

Diabetic neuropathy is the most common neuropathy in industrialized countries, and it is associated with a wide range of clinical manifestations. The vast majority of patients with clinical ...