Question

Discuss problems related to bulimia and anorexia which are linked to severe anemia.

Discuss problems related to respiratory diseases that are a result of smoking.

What are some of the contraindications for refractive eye surgery?

Answer 1

Ans) Hematological issues, including anemia, which occurs in one-third of patients, and a low white blood cell count, which affects 50 percent of patients. Because white blood cells play a key role in immunity, a low white blood cell count increases the risk of opportunistic infections.

- Smoking can cause lung disease by damaging your airways and the small air sacs (alveoli) found in your lungs.

Lung diseases caused by smoking include COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Cigarette smoking causes most cases of lung cancer.
If you have asthma, tobacco smoke can trigger an attack or make an attack worse.1,2
Smokers are 12 to 13 times more likely to die from COPD than nonsmokers.

- Contraindications for refractive eye surgery:

Fuchs corneal endothelial dystrophy, corneal epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, peripheral retinal tears, especially in highly myopic eyes, systemic autoimmune disease, pregnancy, lactation, severe dry eyes, and significant blepharitis which should be treated prior to surgery.