NOVEL: Patient Rare Disease Registry. This registry of rare visual diseases provides a mechanism of communication between Neuro-ophthalmologists who see rare and unusual diseases.This registry will coordinate research on these rare diseases.his registry of rare visual diseases provides a mechanism of communication between Neuro-ophthalmologists who see rare and unusual diseases.
Ferrous gluconate is a type of iron. You normally get iron from the foods you eat. In your body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin (HEEM o glo bin) and myoglobin (MY o glo bin). Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues and organs. Myoglobin helps your muscle cells store oxygen. Ferrous gluconate is used to treat iron deficiency anemia (a lack of red blood cells caused by having too little iron in the body).
1 talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of taking this medication and the proper dosage if you are 65 years of age or older. 2  Older adults should only take lower doses of ferrous sulfate because higher doses may not be more effective than lower doses and are more likely to cause constipation.