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1. In this week's discussion i will be discussing about an eye disorder called glaucoma. Glaucomais a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, which is vital for good vision. This is caused by an abnormally high pressure in your eye from fluid build up in the front part of your eye. Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness for people over 60 years of age, it can occur at any age but it is more common in older adults. Many forms of Glaucoma have no warning signs, until the condition is at an advanced stage. Symptoms vary depending on the stage of your condition for example with open angle Glaucoma the symptoms are patchy blind spots in your side view or central vision in both eyes and tunnel vision. For Acute angle closure glaucoma it could be headaches, eye pain, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision. halos around lights, and eye redness. If this condition is left untreated it will cause blindness. Studies show that even with treatment 15 percent of people at least become blind in one eye within 20 years. Some risk factors include being over the age of 60, having a family member that has glaucoma, being extremely nearsighted or farsighted, having had eye injury, or even using eye drops for a long time. This is why it is always important to have regular eye exams that include measurements of your eye pressure in case Glaucoma is detected early a diagnosis can be made and treated appropriately, also vision loss could be prevented but if you do have the condition you will need treatment for the rest of your life, so know your family's eye health history, wear eye protection if you are using any power tools to prevent any eye injuries.

2. Endometriosis is a unpreventable condition of unknown cause affecting women of reproductive age. Although the cause of this condition is not well understood, it is believed that the use of tampons may be a causative factor; using tampons for longs periods of time may cause significant accumulation of menstrual blood, enough that it may escape into the pelvic cavity via the fallopian tubes. In a woman's normal menstrual cycle (28 days) a women's inner layer of the uterus (endometrium) grows in preparation of possible pregnancy, if fertilization does not take place this layer will then sheds and leaves the bodyt at the end of the cycle . This menstrual blood contains endometrial tissue and if it escapes into the pelvic cavity endometrial implantation in surrounding tissue may occur.Endometriosis is defined as the abnormal growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. This abnormal clusters of endometrial tissue is commonly found in the pelvic cavity but if it enters the blood stream, it can travel anywhere in the body. Women with this condition experience a lot of pain, especially in the days surrounding their period. This is because the hormonal spikes associated with menstruation causes these ectopic cluster to grow and then shed resulting in blood-files cysts (chocolate cysts) in the affected areas. Symptoms in women whoa are pregnant, nursing or post menopausal is alleviated because normal menstrual hormones are halted. Treatment for endometriosis vary case by case. Treatment include hormonal medications for younger women and in severe cases hysterectomy or panhysterectomy may be performed.