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Blind during the day, Perfect sight at night
washiku
#1 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 9:26:41 PM
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Doctors/experts in the house, what is this condition called? Is it curable?

There is this story that was showing at the Citizen showing some children who sees perfectly at night but are blind during the day.
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#2 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:17:57 PM
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Rankaz13
#3 Posted : Monday, June 17, 2013 12:06:54 AM
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washiku wrote:
Doctors/experts in the house, what is this condition called? Is it curable?

There is this story that was showing at the Citizen showing some children who sees perfectly at night but are blind during the day.



Hemeralopia is the name. It's characterized by an aversion to light. Treatment/management depends on the cause.
Some resource articles:

http://www.rightdiagnosi...h/hemeralopia_familial/

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matata
#4 Posted : Monday, June 17, 2013 10:05:41 AM
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It is a very sad story. And the poor woman cannot afford the cost. I wonder what makes her continue giving birth when her first 2 kids have a big problem alrdy. Now she has another small kid who apparently has the same problem. veeery sad. I wish I could help Sad. The goverment should do something cz that's a case on its own.
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#5 Posted : Monday, June 17, 2013 11:30:04 AM
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matata wrote:
It is a very sad story. And the poor woman cannot afford the cost. I wonder what makes her continue giving birth when her first 2 kids have a big problem alrdy. Now she has another small kid who apparently has the same problem. veeery sad. I wish I could help Sad. The goverment should do something cz that's a case on its own.



Matters genetic are probably a bit difficult for the average guy to comprehend, especially when you start talking of recessive vs. dominant genes, carriers, etc. As long as the couple are not themselves sick, even though they be carriers of the gene, they'll probably keep reproducing in the vain hope that they'll get at least one kid who'll be normal. Sad but it happens. Saw the same with a couple whose two kids had muscle dystrophy.
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Um Sayala
#6 Posted : Monday, June 17, 2013 7:41:06 PM
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Now there is another family exactly opposite this one.
They can see mchana but are blind as soon as the son goes down. Wah ....God help them
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Rankaz13
#7 Posted : Monday, June 17, 2013 9:15:23 PM
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Um Sayala wrote:
Now there is another family exactly opposite this one.
They can see mchana but are blind as soon as the son goes down. Wah ....God help them


Aha, that's nyctalopia, or what we commonly know as night blindness. Commonly caused by malnutrition (lack of vitamin A) but may also be congenital (retinitis pigmentosa), due to injury or caused by some medications.

As with hemeralopia, management/treatment of night blindness will, too, depend on the cause.
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#8 Posted : Monday, June 17, 2013 9:30:30 PM
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@rankaz what does the 13 stand for
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#9 Posted : Monday, June 17, 2013 9:43:20 PM
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digitek1 wrote:
@rankaz what does the 13 stand for


Just the year 2013 tu, nothing sinister.
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washiku
#10 Posted : Sunday, September 01, 2013 10:00:42 PM
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