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Photocoagulation Retina From Diabetes and Disability

Disability Advocate — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:26:39 +0000

Diabetes is a disease that affects millions and millions of people in the United States. Almost 21 million children and adults are affected by this disease in the United States. This represents 7% of the population of the world. Out of this number, it is estimated that 14.6 million people have already been diagnosed with [...]

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Cranial Sixth Nerve Palsy

Disability Advocate — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:03:34 +0000

Sixth nerve palsy is a disorder that is characterized by dysfunction of your cranial nerve VI, which is also known as the abducens nerve. Your cranial nerve VI is the nerve that functions to contract your lateral rectus muscle to turn out (abduct) your eye. The inability of your eye to turn outward leads to [...]

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Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy and Receiving Social Security

Disability Advocate — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:08:34 +0000

Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy is a rare disease. Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy is a disorder that progresses slowly. Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy involves the cornea of your eye. Your cornea is the transparent front surface of your eye. Your endothelium (back surface of your cornea) will not permit an excess amount of fluid to accumulate in your cornea [...]

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Developmental Reading Disorder and Receiving Social Security Disability

Disability Advocate — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:35:43 +0000

One of the most important skills that anyone can come to possess is the ability to read. In many different areas of life and learning, reading is a skill that is necessary and basic. Developmental reading disorder is an impairment in your brain’s capacity to translate written images that are taken in by your eyes [...]

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Syracuse-related study raises serious questions about fairness of SSA disability judges

Mike Hinshaw — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:06:58 +0000

TRAC finds wide disparity among ALJ rulings m No study about SSA Disability in recent memory deserves more attention than the one recently released (and subsequently pooh-poohed by the SSA) from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a non-profit research organization. Don’t let the system beat you down If you (or a family member [...]

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Senior-Loken Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Disability Advocate — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:00:54 +0000

Your kidneys have a crucial part to play in the way your body works, not only by getting rid of waste products and filtering your blood, but also by controlling your blood pressure, stimulating the production of red blood cells and balancing levels of electrolytes in your body. Your kidneys are situated in your abdomen [...]

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Early-Onset Glaucoma and Receiving Social Security Disability

Disability Advocate — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:05:49 +0000

Early-Onset Glaucoma and Receiving Social Security Disability Glaucoma has the nickname “sneak thief of sight” because the loss of your visual field often takes place gradually over a long period of time and may only be discovered when it is already well advanced. In fact, as many as half of the people with glaucoma are [...]

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A Corneal Dystrophy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Disability Advocate — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:23:51 +0000

Your cornea is your eye’s outermost layer. It is the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of your eye. Even though your cornea is clear and does not seem to have substance, it is really a highly organized group of proteins and cells. Your cornea, unlike most body tissues, does not have any blood [...]

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Retinal Detachment and Receiving Social Security Disability

Disability Advocate — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:13:34 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Your retina is a light-sensitive layer at the back of your eye. It covers about 65% of the interior surface of your eye. Photosensitive cells that are called rods and cones inside of your retina convert incident light energy into signals that your optic nerve carries to your brain. A small dimple [...]

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Glaucoma and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Disability Advocate — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:35 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Glaucoma has been nicknamed “sneak thief of sight” because the loss of visual field often occurs gradually over a long time and may only be recognized when it is already well advanced. Up to half of the people with glaucoma do not know that they have it. Worldwide, glaucoma is the leading [...]

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