7-2 ear, nose throat

Macular Degeneration

Concept and Etiology: TheMacularDegenerationdiseasecauseslossinthecenterofthe

fieldofvision.Drymaculardegenerationthecenteroftheretinadeteriorates

(Mayoclinic,2021).Thediseaseaffectstheearstudyshowthatthereisalinkbetweenage

relatedhearinglossandagerelatedwithmaculardegeneration50%hadmildhearing

lossand20%hadmoderatehearingloss(VisionConsulants,2011).Dr.Steenblockstated

thatalargepercentageofpatientwhodonotrespondtostemcelltherapyformacular

degenerationhaveachronicsinusinfection(nose)(healingtheeye,2021).The

How does it deviate from the definition of health?

Themaculardegenerationdeviatesfromourhealthywayoflife.Weneedoureyesight

thatisimportantfunctionofthebody.Beingaffectbythisdiseasecancausemajor

problemswithinapersonlifestyleespeciallyiftheydon’thavefamilyorfriendsthatcan

helpassistthemwithdifficultthingsthatpertaintohavingahealthyproductivelife.

Classification: NoAMD: afew(5-15),small<63)ornodrusenwithoutpigmentchanges.

EarlyAMD:Severalsmalldrusen,fewintermediatesized(63-124)drusenandpigmentary

changesinoneorbotheyes.IntermediateAMD:Extensivei.e.,20softor65hardwithout

anysoftintermediate-sizeddrusenonelarge(>125)druse,andgeographicatrophynot

involvingthemaculainoneorbotheyes.AdvancedunilateralAMD:Advanceddryform

changesincentralvision,abilitytoseecolorsandfinedetailsbecomesimpaired

(Mayoclinic,2020).

Diagnostic Tests: Thesesaretheteststhatareperformedexaminationofthebackofthe

eye,testfordefectsinthecenterofyourvision,afluoresceinangiography,Indocyanine

greenangiography,Opticalcoherencetomography(Mayoclinic,2021).

Mayoclinic(2021,May8).Drymaculardegeneration.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-condition/dry-macular-degeneration/symptoms-

causes/syc-20350375

NorthSuburban(2011March20).Vision Consultants. AssociationbetweenMacular

DegenerationVisionLoss.https://www.nsvc.com/easyblog/Association-between-

macular-degeneration-vision-loss-and-hearing-loss-found.html#

Healingtheeye(2021).Istherearelationshipbetweensinusdiseaseandmacular

degeneration?https://www

.Healingtheeye.com/Articles/sinus-disease.html

PeiHo,E.X.,etal(2018).HumanPharyngealMicrobiotainage-relatedmacular