Running from the top of the foot (dorsum) and up the inner sides of the leg, the great saphenous vein is the body’s longest vein. The vein’s primary task is to drain deoxygenated blood from the foot, ...

A 75-year-old man with suspected scleral thinning was referred to our ophthalmology clinic. The patient had visited his ophthalmologist in private practice reporting a 10-month history of bilateral, ...

What it is: Inflammation of the sclera, or white part of the eye ... If an artery is blocked, vision loss of vision may be sudden and come and go. If a vein is backed up, vision loss may happen slowly ...

Kidney cancers are unique for a few reasons. One reason is that renal cell carcinoma can grow directly into the veins that drain the kidney and run up toward the heart. This growth of cancer into the ...

Intraocular mechanisms involving the retina, RPE/choroid, and sclera are well documented, with these structures playing crucial roles in eye growth regulation. Central factors, including brain ...

Adv Neonatal Care. 2005;5(6):301-314. Chromosome 7 COL1A2 (collagen, type 2, alpha 2) Same Chromosome 9 COL5A1 (collagen, type 5 alpha 1) Same Chromosome 2 COL5A2 (collagen, type 5, alpha 2) Same ...

In adults the joint pain and fatigue associated with hypermobility-type EDS can be misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome, hypochondriasis, or depression. [25] Vascular-type EDS may also be ...

But a malignant tumour (cancer) can spread. The inside of the eyeball is filled with a clear jelly like substance called vitreous humour. This, and the fibrous white sclera help to keep the shape of ...

The spot may be as tiny as the head of a pin or cover much or all of the sclera. A subconjunctival hemorrhage usually causes no pain but there can sometimes be a scratchy sensation or the feeling of ...

What are developmental venous anomalies? A developmental venous anomaly (DVA) is a problem with the way small veins are arranged. They may look like the spokes of a wheel. The veins drain into a ...

Identifying biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) will accelerate the understanding of its pathophysiology, facilitate screening and risk stratification, and aid in developing new therapies.