See Also: aphakia(medicine)
Aphakia(health)
aphakia(dictionary)
aphakia, postcataract(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
altitude(dictionary)
altitude(dictionary)
Altitude(medicine)
altitude sickness(encyclopedia)
Acclimatization to altitude(health)

altitude disease (medicine) and Aphakia (health)


altitude disease (medicine)


altitude disease -->
altitude sickness


A condition that results from prolonged exposure to high altitude.

Symptoms include a continuous dry cough, shortness of breath, poor Exercise tolerance, dizziness, headache, sleep difficulty, anorexia, confusion, fatigue and a rapid pulse.

Treatment includes the immediate movement to a lower altitude. Prophylaxis has been accomplished successfully with the use of acetazolamide (Diamox).


Aphakia (health)


An absence of the lens in the eye. The lens is removed during a cataract operation. The natural lens may be replace with an artificial lens during the cataract operation.