Or are you seeing me like that. If that is the case you should listen up closely because today im going to see dr anton yes im here at the charity in berlin and shes the head off to model just and were going to talk about how to treat dangerous ideas eases. Vision is quality of life go and see you often want to. See me as tech cat when you get older things dont work as well as they used to like your eyesight. Sometimes its enough to wear glasses but when your lenses turn cloudy you can see this is when you have a cataract. Even with the help of glasses going to queens vision had deteriorated over the years. He had cataracts there smashed disease for him to found i notice it in particular when driving my car when it was dark and raining the lights were on coming traffic would does on me it was awkward and in fact dangerous if you. Visited here at all. The seventy five year old needed surgery and implanted lenses after consulting his doctors he decided to have monofocal which here in germany across apply the standard lenses. Used on the things in there are very good the most important thing is that standard lenses enable you to see well and following standard surgery patients have fantastic eyesight with them provided the visual cortex is ok and there are no drawbacks kind the enough time that the phone companies are so its not as if monofocal zara second class products are such its not that simple you have to look at each case individually for comments because i will most likely. Contar queens can now read his newspaper without spectacles plus he has no more eye strain from the glare of car headlights he had follow up surgery two weeks ago and is already delighted with his standard lenses he. Really opposed to glasses i dont mind but of course its nice not having to put on my glasses every time i want to read. Multifocal lenses are also an option for people with cataracts they provide sound vision of short medium and long distances over the years your vitamin have gotten used to seeing through the very focal glasses but it always dreamt of a life without spectacles on the medical front there would be no objections the one main condition for having multifocal lenses implanted is that you do not have any other ideas isas. The retina has to be intact and healthy for the benefits of the multifocal lens to be utilized. And he had a clear cornea which is also important to make the most of these lenses. Then what if. Multifocal is are also marketed as premium lenses giving potential whereas the impression of them being superior to standard lenses. But again its not a simple as that. You would have somewhere a c. Rings when its dark and the contrast sensitivity is sometimes reduced so the patient has to be absolutely opposed to wearing glasses and then multifocal makes sense doesnt would you for highlands as in much. As was the case with your vitamin hes enjoying life without glasses and the cloud is now also gone i think. It was great to see everything in such vivid colors on a sunny day. So i was glad i did it. Before it. Goes into fun telling a normal why i had cataracts and also extreme a stigma to some and a regular curvature of the cornea without glasses everything was distorted and out to focus the solution was toric lenses. With cataracts we removed the natural lens because its become so cloudy that the patient could no longer focus and while were there we can correct additional refractive errors caused by the cornea. On ellen can now see things far better despite for now only having one toric lens in her right eye. And. Little to be so thorough and id still have to wear glasses i wasnt expecting this kind of result. No but my eye was dependent on his glasses for forty six years but now fitted rhetorical lenses he can do without specs when hes out on his bike the theater its as if ive been given completely new eyesight and now i can also see the other areas of focus that used to be hazy. From one of the focal multifocal to torent varieties lens implants i hoping people to literally see the world with different eyes. And getting my. Doctor thanks for having me today and youre head of the department of knowledge we just saw a report on cataracts this is when the lens is turned cloudy how does it come about but this this happens when the lens filer started swelling and finally the lens gets a paycheck and that happens with eighteen. Patients aged seventy to ninety already have a quite cloudy lens but it can also occur in other diseases we go to view a question from the United States eugene b. Harrington is taking cortisone and to add that this can lead to limited to ration as well what can he do yes thats right he would receive exactly the same treatment as every other cataract patient we would remove the a pacified lens but i trust honed or with a lens a laser treatment and then replace it into the old capsule or back and put in the new lens in artificial lens and eye or and then visual acuity would be restored history your view optional can you treat occur in different ways where surgery is the predominant choice your specialization is the retina and retinal diseases and if you want to examine the original or to treat it can you do this through an artificial and says well for me that doesnt really matter whether i look at the retina through an met or an artificial dense and totally examined the retina was a thing you did on my eye today yes so what we do is we look at the optic disc for example that is the where the optic nerve starts that connects basically the eye and the brain in this area we can also observe all of the retina investigator and we can look whether the retinas eight head are not the best culture would be for example affected in diabetes and then we also look at the meckler area that is the area of sharpest vision and this is where reading as possible and in this area also variety of diseases occurs. Out of these for example epi retina membranes that we can peer with surgery or age related Macular Degeneration this is very important disease to make a new generation. And what happens in this kind of disease age related Macular Degeneration it already the name ted see what it is it is a very slow occurring and slow progressing disease that probably starts much earlier in life and theres several genes that can be affected theres also environmental factors that help to help this disease in progress thing. Initially the question meant it was serious says this is the layer of pigment it says and the nice the retina is starting to degenerate and there after these sets already faded in doing their function then also the photoreceptors light sensitive so its start generating the entries out of this disease is that the patients cant read that he misses letters and that. When he wants to recognize faces for example he fails to do so and can even go blind where this is not the regular case usually you can. Move around in your known environment however if a large hemorrhage is bleeding or curse that can finally need to even darkness the treatment of regular generation is quite hard and not long ago surgery was the only option but nowadays there are different ways of treating it like injection therapy. Patients suffering from Macular Degeneration can now inject a new lease of life into their vision and the sooner and more frequently the injections are administered the better. The studies have shown that the condition is generally being treated too gradually and too late bit of. It progresses in different ways for each patient but it is possible for someone to suffer massive impairment over night. In many cases treating it too late leads to formation of scar tissue in the market and then the scarring is irreversible even with medication. Soon and well get him out to short said needed reading glasses for years but then her eyesight suddenly got worse. If the edges started to bend. So definitely something was wrong i thought maybe ive been sitting at a computer screen too much. Her ophthalmologist was unable to determine the cause after continuing to struggle with bent lines and grey patches in her field of vision were not to shoulders consulted a second doctor a tomography of her retina solved the mystery she had wet Macular Degeneration. But a lot of valuable time had been lost. Her eyesight was significantly reduced the right eye was down to forty percent of normal vision the tomography revealed in a vast build up of fluid in the retina which wouldnt have been so extreme if the condition had been expected earlier. Macular degeneration involves damage to the retina specifically the macular responsible for central. Abnormal blood vessels under the retina start leaking blood and other fluid into the retina. This in turn kills off photoreceptors and the center of vision suffers huge damage there is no cure for the disease although it is possible to at least halt its progression. With regular injections directly into the. In this medicine causes abnormal blood vessels to close off and stop leaking and the water is dispersed so theres no excess fluid. Called. Until recently it was common practice to administer injections only when acutely required. Patients would be examined regularly and then get an injection when there were changes in the link to a new what Macular Degeneration. Splits. And approach with the risk of suffering sudden vision loss that cannot be remedied so now doctors have a different approach. Instead of being administered as required the injections are repeated at regular intervals when the retina has tried to maintain that condition. To improve their chances of preserving their eyesight patients should start treatment right away and continue want a regular basis. People with a higher risk factor should see a doctor immediately when they notice any loss of vision. That the risk of contracting this condition is greater in older people and smokers but also patients with diabetes or high Blood Pressure you know. Not to scholtz never misses a night doctor appointment the injections are unpleasant but bearable when the alternatives suddenly seem worse or not at all. Not going to crystals me shes a patient generation. Today. That somethings wrong with your eyes. Actually there so i went to the. Who examined me and referred me to a specialist. When i was diagnosed with Macular Degeneration. So. What did you notice on your examination we are observing. For five years now and initially. With a visual acuity of twenty thirty showing all these fluid here and an r. P. Detachment here and the whole retina elevated so those of those white spots here are. The ones where the fluid is underneath. The retina and if you then inject. This is one t. V. E. G. F. Medication that part where you hear dry out if you wait for a couple of weeks you would see this and this fluid back again and this shows you that there is recurrent activity of the disease so with our current treatments with the antibodies we are still in need of recurrent injections which are performed between every four to eight weeks so those injections dont cure the disease but the prevent from the acceleration of the disease yes they do but they also lead to an increase in visual acuity especially in the initial treatment face and later on the aim of treatment is to maintain the let me ask a question to crystal again. To crystal youre getting repetitive injections are they pain fool disputes the english mail soft. You know everyones different when it comes to dealing with pain but im doing fine sometimes the disinfection procedure is im pleasant but its bearable otherwise im sometimes just a bit anxious beforehand but thats just how it is it would have. Other in eternity to those injections like surgery we only need surgery in the cases that suddenly show the arch haemorrhages this can happen for example when a patient is treated with anticoagulants and then a high Blood Pressure together with these anti quota lens leads to these huge damages that can cover or the area of the market or so if the patients are visually impaired what do you suggest if they like to push television off like to read yeah so magnifying aids still infection and nowadays. We have for these Electronic Devices which i think consider very head for this for example is a magnifying glass an electronic one which can be used in different money for cation stages and you can also turn the image and and hence the contras and this device is quite handy you can forward it and take it with you in the other way of improving reading ability would be hughs the use of these electronic books the advantage is there you can increase the fun size and it basically gives you a very easy read thanks for having me today and thanks for sharing this information and thank you christopher sharing your story with us today we are talking about good vision if you fancy Good Television this is the place to be in good shape. Would you like a chance to win a backpack full of exercise gear just tell us your favorite home remedy or send us a picture of tips for treating stomach aches a cold or just stress send your ideas to in good shape or b. W. Dot com be sure to write already in the subject line we look forward to hearing from you. To our next topic the liver you might say its not my problem because i dont drink much or i dont drink at all but its not all about its about a complete lifestyle like exercising too little or eating too much like my patients look at or who have no idea how dangerous affect your liver is. Had never imagined that regular bike rides would be her road to a healthier life for years she suffered from a range of symptoms but with no diagnosis then you have been up for a few actually and its been about five years since i first noticed that i was tired fatigued more aggressive. I had stomach aches got fidgety. I hardly slept at night i wanted to sleep more during the day i was getting very tired and. Just over a year ago doctors here at the University Clinic of mines found the cause. She had a fatty liver and was suffering from hepatitis for years the mother of three had been eating too much fatty food and not exercising enough. To degeneration of the liver is one of the most common changes to the liver we see nowadays for every patient is badly affected its a smaller subgroup could develop an inflammation and display elevated liver levels and so the consequences can be disastrous over time the inflamed tissue of the bodys Detoxification Center can degenerate into use of scar tissue the resulting cirrhosis can result in fatal liver failure if theres no donor organ available for a transplant and one of the docs Liver Disease diagnosis is tentative and based purely on symptoms even the ultrasound were doing here wont provide conclusive proof its simply a pointer. Not bigger fetter had to have a tissue sample taken from her liver. It was the biopsy that made a definitive diagnosis possible in future these liver specialists hope to deliver solid diagnoses using just blood tests. And were developing special bloodsuckers to determine things like the conditions tendency to progression and then using some new drugs perhaps well be able to see within maybe only a few days how effective the medication is in slowing the conditions advance. Besides reducing sugar and fat intake exercise is essential in helping a fatty liver to recover and begin functioning normally again. Look bigger fatter is doing a series of physical performance tests normally used for professional athletes. The session is part of a study to find out how her new exercise patterns are affecting her body and liver. Further research is required to determine the types frequency and intensity of exercise required to stop and reverse deposits and inflammation and whole scar tissue formation. What does the liver respond to best is it in jordans training training can we measure it and how quickly can we ascertain if someone is benefiting from sport therapy so we can motivate them with the feedback. About the most difficult aspect i think is getting someone interested in sport was never considered before and doesnt enjoy it either. It. Is on the road to recovery. Shes managed to shed fat but hasnt lost weight because the exercises build up the muscles of the same time. Her blood test results have improved dramatically plenty of reasons to keep up with her exercise and point writing. So if you have elevated levels of liver enzymes a bloated feeling and in each in is all over your body you may suffer from a fitting liver but if the itching this is just all on your head you might just have head lice and do you want to know how to get rid of them german scientists have found a new way. 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