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… A decision-making guide for patients diagnosed with cataract(s) Last updated July 8, 2022 HealthLink BC File … Tigrinya Document Ukrainian Document Vietnamese What is a cataract? The lens of the eye is usually clear for many … to cause a sudden change in your vision. You may not need surgery right away. A change in your glasses or the use of a …
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… responsible for sunburns and most skin cancers, along with cataracts and eye cancers. Each tan or sunburn damages your … aging of your eye lenses. This can lead to clouding (cataracts), non-cancerous growths of tissue (pterygium), …
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… Common causes of vision impairment among older adults are cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic …
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… cause sunburns, heat stroke/heat exhaustion, skin cancers, cataracts and other eye diseases. During the warm summer …
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… symptoms after using tampons, a menstrual cup or after a surgery or skin injury, contact your health care provider … A burn, skin infection or injury, including a wound from surgery. Those who develop a SA wound infection after surgery may be at greater risk of TSS Recent respiratory …
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… must be carried by blood to the infected site to work. Surgery, combined with antibiotics, is the usual treatment. … Other risk factors include: Skin wounds (burn, trauma, surgery) A weakened immune system due to disease or medical …
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… for painful burn treatment, which can require surgery Pressure garments and splints that have to be worn … scarred skin as the child grows, restricting movement. Surgery is usually required to restore normal function …
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… or transplanted tissue used in eye, brain or spine surgery. CJD is not contagious. How is CJD diagnosed? A …
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… cases, death can occur within 18 hours. In other cases, surgery is required to remove the affected body tissue or …
