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    HS 3210 Written Assignment Unit 4

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    Written Assignment

    HS 3210: Human Diseases

    Unit 4 - Neurologic Disorders & Diseases of the Eye and Ear

    Instructor Kaushal Sharma

    University of the People

    February 20th, 2023


    This Written Assignment will discuss cataracts, from Ella Fitzgerald’s experience, life, and

    history. Cataracts will be discussed and lessons for society will be discussed.

    Ella Fitzgerald

    Ella Fitzgerald was an extraordinary jazz musician, famous because of her outstanding

    voice and her ability to improvise. She was born in 1917 and died in 1999 (Telegraph reporters).

    She sang with Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Amstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tom Jones, Nat

    King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and Benny Goodman. Famous songs include “Dream a Little Dream

    of Me”, “Summertime”, “Cry me a River”, “Someone to watch over me”, “Baby, its cold

    Outside”, and “Somewhere over the Rainbow”.

    She suffered from type II diabetes, which drastically impacted her life (cardiovascular

    problems, congestive heart failure, amputation, and eye problems). Her eyesight problems began
    in the 60s, which were the cause of the glasses that accompanied her from then on. She was

    sensitive to light (which caused her severe pain), up to the point of screaming with photographs

    if the camera was too close to her (Telegraph Reports). “Before the end of 1971, she had surgery

    to stop a hemorrhage in her left eye and a cataract removed from her right, placing her career in

    jeopardy” (Atteberry, 1996, n.p.).

    Cataracts

    Cataracts disease clouds vision and could evolve up to the point of clouding vision. It

    forms behind the iris and distorts the light passing through the eye lens, preventing clear images

    from forming in the retina. It may damage the lens tissue, and could affect one or both eyes.

    (UoPeople, n.d.).

    While it is usually associated with age, there are risk factors that contribute to early onset.

    According to UoPeople (n.d.), Diabetes is one of the risk factors for cataracts (which was the

    case for Ella Fitzgerald). The development of cataracts could not affect vision in the early stages.

    However, when vision is impaired, surgery is recommended, removing the lens and replacing it

    with a plastic implant.

    Lessons for society

    One of the main lessons Ella Fitzgerald’s experience provided was the relevance of

    Diabetes as a risk factor for cataracts. She did not engage in any awareness or charity campaign

    for preventing or helping people with cataracts or diabetes. However, the terrible disease

    handling she had (10 years complaining of cataracts, diabetes threatening her life) raises enough

    alarms for diabetic people.


    I am currently going through a pre-diabetes condition, and I have had eye problems (since

    childhood, not related). However, her experience with these two diseases affects my awareness,

    concern, and decision to take immediate measures. Evidently, I would not follow her steps. I will

    not let diabetes develop into such a point, and ensuring cataracts do not develop is one of my

    main goals. I am currently going through exams, screening, and treatments, both for diabetes and

    eyesight. But my commitment has increased after this assignment.

    Conclusion

    To conclude, the case of Ella Fitzgerald was not characterized by a strong health

    commitment (perhaps due to the era), although it provides strong lessons for society’s awareness

    of cataracts.
    Reference

    Atteberry P (1996). Remembering Ella. The Mississippi Rag.

    https://sites.pitt.edu/~atteberr/jazz/articles/ella.html

    Telegraph Reporters (2016). Ella Fitzgerald: one of the best singers of all.

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/ella-fitzgerald-one-of-the-greatest-singers-of-all/

    UoPeople (n.d). Unit 4 - Neurologic Disorders & Diseases of the Eye and Ear.

    https://my.uopeople.edu/pluginfile.php/1658350/mod_book/chapter/398896/

    HDUnit04WrittenLecture.pdf

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