Pedigree Analysis Paper
Pedigree Analysis Paper
Pedigree Analysis Paper
SUBMITTED BY:
AJ GALE
DIONNE CALAY
VINCE PORCALLA
ERIKA REBUSORA
I. Background of the Trait
Normally, the cornea and lens are smooth and curved equally in all directions. This
helps to focus light rays sharply onto the retina at the back of your eye. If your cornea
or lens isn't smooth and evenly curved, light rays aren't refracted (bent) properly.
Doctors call this a refractive error. When your cornea has an irregular shape, you have
corneal astigmatism. When the shape of your lens is distorted, you have lenticular
astigmatism. In either case, your vision for both near and far objects is blurry or
distorted. It's almost like looking into a fun house mirror in which you can appear too
People may have astigmatism along with other refractive errors. Those errors
with significant astigmatism may realize their vision isn't as good as it should be.
Children with astigmatism symptoms may not be aware they have this condition. They
are unlikely to complain about blurred or distorted vision. Uncorrected astigmatism can
impact a child's ability to achieve in school and sports. It is crucial that children have
regular eye exams. Get these exams to detect astigmatism and other vision problems
eye discomfort. If you have these symptoms you may not necessarily have astigmatism.
You should visit to your ophthalmologist. A complete eye exam will determine what is
Astigmatism
prescription glasses, she could not see well and has difficulty reading and seeing
things from far away. With using the prescribed glasses, the individual
a. If you are affected by the trait, what will be the advantage and disadvantage?
disadvantage of having astigmatism is the light does not focus to a single point
in your eye. Instead, it causes blurred vision because the front of the eye is
shaped more like an American football than a baseball. For me, there is no
advantage in having astigmatism because it already damage our eye sight and
it's hard for us to read the small words or it's hard for us to find some tiny things
we lost. Astigmatism can change throughout your life, usually for the worse with
age. But astigmatism is not a disease and can be compensated for with glasses,
b. Would you like this trait to continue to pass to the next generation? If yes, how
will you pass the trait and if no, how will you stop the passing of traits? Explain.
No. Because in most cases, LASIK can fully correct astigmatism, and the
III. Conclusion
shape of the lens or cornea, but what are the reasons behind these irregularities? In
most cases, the root cause is genetic, and people are simply born with corneas which
aren’t curved correctly for perfect vision which is the same case in the family of Ms.
complication, and it can also develop later in life due to conditions such as keratoconus.
Treatment may not be required for milder cases of astigmatism, but if the condition is
causing problems, a number of options are available to correct it, including: glasses,
IV. References
Burt D., OD, Gary H., OD, and Charles S., MD (2017) Astigmatism: Q & A. Retrieved
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https://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/faq-astigmatism.htm
https://www.optegra.com/eye-health-blog/february-2017/how-to-treat-astigmatism/
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