EBK ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
EBK ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781469893389
Author: PORTH
Publisher: WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH (COURSE)
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 38, Problem 2RE

A.

Summary Introduction

To determine: The type of visual changes occurring as a result of a cataract.

Introduction: A cataract is an eye defect which impairs the ability of a person to see, cataract is clouding of the lens of the eye, which slowly leads to loss of vision. The eye of the person looks like cloudy and foggy in appearance.

B.

Summary Introduction

To determine: The prevention of cataracts from getting it worse.

Introduction: A test called visual acuity test may be performed for checking the severity of the cataract formation. The most common cause of cataract is age. As a person gets older, the proteins present in the lens may denature over time.

C.

Summary Introduction

To determine: The treatment of cataract.

Introduction: The diagnosis and treatment of the cataract depend upon its size, whether partial or complete, hard or soft, and stationary or progressive. There are three types of cataracts seen in older adults: nuclear sclerosis, cortical, and posterior subcapsular.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
influences of environment on the phenotype.
What is the difference between codominance and phenotypic plasticity?
Explain the differences between polygeny and pleiotropy,
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780134580999
Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Biology 2e
Biology
ISBN:9781947172517
Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher:OpenStax
Text book image
Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781259398629
Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
Publisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Text book image
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780815344322
Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Text book image
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781260159363
Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Text book image
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9781260231700
Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher:McGraw Hill Education