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Health

National Eye Exam Month: Prioritizing Vision Health for a Brighter Future

Every August, National Eye Exam Month serves as a critical reminder of the importance of routine …

Eye Health

Healthy Vision Month

Healthy Vision Month, observed every May, is an annual campaign dedicated to raising awareness about the …

Refractive Surgery

Photorefractive Keratectomy (Laser Vision Correction)

Overview of Photorefractive Keratectomy Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is a type of laser eye surgery used to …

Refractive Surgery

Collagen Cross Linking for Keratoconus (Corneal Cross Linking)

Overview of Collagen Cross Linking for Keratoconus Keratoconus (KC) is a fairly common eye condition that …

Blood Disorders

Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis

What is Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis? Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a rare and serious condition that …

Further Eye Health Topics

Absent Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect Age Related Changes Allergic Keratoconjunctivitis Ambylopia Argyll Robinson Pupil Astigmatism Bacterial Keratitis Binocular Vertical Diplopia Bitot's Spots Blepharoptosis Blindness Capillary Hemangiomas Cataracts Cavernous Hemangiomas Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Central Retinal Vein Occlusion Central Vision Loss Chemical Burns Chemical Conjunctivitis Cherry-Red Spot in Retina Chorioretinal Scars Chorioretinitis Choroidal Neovascularization Choroiditis Chronic, Relapsing-Remitting Bilateral Conjunctivitis Color Blindness Congenital Cataracts Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Conjunctival and Corneal Xerosis Conjunctival Granuloma Conjunctival Scarring Conjunctivitis Contact Lens Use Corneal Abrasion Corneal Burn Corneal Edema Corneal Foreign Body Corneal Neovascularization Corneal Opacification Corneal Perforation Corneal Scarring Corneal Thinning Corneal Transplant Corneal Trauma Corneal Ulcerations Corrective lenses Dacryoadenitis Damage of or Illness Involving Peripheral Corneal Nerves Decreased Color Vision Decreased or Absent Corneal Sensation Decreased Visual Acuity Delayed Dark Adaptation Double Vision Dry Eye Disease Ectropion Edema of the Optic Disc Endopthalmos Entropion Epiphora Episcleritis Extraocular Muscles Eye Erythema Eye Pain Eye Trauma Eyelid Laxity Fixed Mydriatic Pupil Flashing Lights Floaters Foreign Body Sensation Gaze Abnormalities Glaucoma Head Tilt Herpes Zoster Keratoconjunctivitis Horner syndrome Hypertelorism Hypertensive Retinopathy Hyperthyroid Eye Disease Hyphema Hypotelorism Idiopathic Retinal Vasculitis, Aneurysms, and Neuroretinitis (IRVAN) Increased Intraocular Pressure Inflammatory Chorioretinopathies Intermediate Uveitis Interstitial Keratitis Intraocular Implantation Intraocular Tumors Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Kayser-Fleischer Ring Keratoconjunctivitis Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Keratomalacia Lack of Light Perception Lacrimation Lagopthalmos Lateral Flare Leak of Intraocular Fluid Lens Dislocation Lens Subluxation Leukocoria Leukoria Lid Lag Lid Retraction Lisch Nodules Loss of Accommodation Low Intraocular Pressure Macular Degeneration Macular Disease Macular Edema Macular Exudates Macular Pigment Deposit Maggot Infestation of the Eye Metamorphopsia Micropsia Micropthalmia Miosis Monocular Vision Loss Mydriasis Myopia Necrotizing Chorioretinitis Neonatal Conjunctivitis Night Blindness Nyctalopia Nystagmus Ocular Trauma Optic Atrophy Optic Disc Swelling Optic Gliomas Optic Nerve Swelling Optic Neuritis Optic Neuropathy Orbital Compartment Syndrome Orbital Fracture Painful and Restricted Eye Movements Papilledema Paracentral Scotoma Paralytic Strabismus Periocular Pain Periorbital Edema Periorbital Tumors Peripheral Multifocal Chorioretinitis photophobia Photopsia Posterior Uveitis Posterior Vitreous Detachment Pre-Retinal Hemorrhages Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Proptosis Prosthetic Eye Ptosis Racemose Hemangiomas Reduction in Aqueous Humor Production Refractive Surgery Retinal Aneurysms Retinal Artery Occlusion Retinal Detachment Retinal Disorders Retinal Dysplasia Retinal Exudates Retinal Tear Retinal Telangiectasia Retinal Vasculitis Retinal Vasoproliferative Tumors Retinitis Pigmentosa Retinopathy Retinopathy of Prematurity Scintillating Scotomas Scleral Pigmentation Scleritis Sjogren Disease Strabismus Subconjunctival Hemorrhage Superior-Lateral Orbital Depression Synechiae Tearing Thermal Burns Topical or Systemic Medications Torsional Diplopia Trachoma Trichiasis Underlying Systemic Vascular Disorder Uveitis Vision Loss Visual Changes Visual Field Defects Vitritis White Centered Retinal Hemorrhages

Blindness

Juvenile Glaucoma

Published: January 20, 2025

What is Juvenile Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a disease that gradually damages the optic disc in the …

20 Jan 25

Health

Complement Deficiency (Immune Deficiency due to a deficiency in Complememnt Proteins)

Published: January 20, 2025

What is Complement Deficiency (Immune Deficiency due to a deficiency in Complememnt Proteins)? The immune system …

20 Jan 25

Anatomy

Naso-Orbito-Ethmoid Fractures

Published: January 20, 2025

What is Naso-Orbito-Ethmoid Fractures? Naso-orbito-ethmoid (NOE) complex fractures are breaks in the bones that make up …

20 Jan 25

Abdominal Trauma

Blunt Force Trauma

Published: January 20, 2025

What is Blunt Force Trauma ? Trauma, or severe injury, is the main cause of severe …

20 Jan 25

Cytomegalovirus

Chorioretinitis

Published: January 20, 2025

What is Chorioretinitis? Chorioretinitis is an eye condition where the back part of the eye, specifically …

20 Jan 25

Addiction

Cocaine Toxicity (Cocaine Overdose)

Published: December 19, 2024

What is Cocaine Toxicity (Cocaine Overdose)? Cocaine abuse is a serious global health issue. People experiencing …

19 Dec 24

Anemia

Congenital and Maternal Syphilis

Published: November 15, 2024

What is Congenital and Maternal Syphilis? Congenital and maternal syphilis is a disease passed from mother …

15 Nov 24

Eye Health

Choroidal Folds

Published: November 15, 2024

What is Choroidal Folds? Choroidal folds, a condition first noted by Nettleship in 1884, occur in …

15 Nov 24

Anatomy

Orbital Floor Fracture

Published: November 15, 2024

What is Orbital Floor Fracture? The bones that make up the eye socket, or the ‘orbit’, …

15 Nov 24

Further Eye Health Topics

Absent Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

Age Related Changes

Allergic Keratoconjunctivitis

Ambylopia

Argyll Robinson Pupil

Astigmatism

Bacterial Keratitis

Binocular Vertical Diplopia

Bitot's Spots

Blepharoptosis

Blindness

Capillary Hemangiomas

Cataracts

Cavernous Hemangiomas

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

Central Vision Loss

Chemical Burns

Chemical Conjunctivitis

Cherry-Red Spot in Retina

Articles

Further Eye Health Topics

Absent Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

Age Related Changes

Allergic Keratoconjunctivitis

Ambylopia

Argyll Robinson Pupil

Astigmatism

Bacterial Keratitis

Binocular Vertical Diplopia

Bitot's Spots

Blepharoptosis

Blindness

Capillary Hemangiomas

Cataracts

Cavernous Hemangiomas

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

Central Vision Loss

Chemical Burns

Chemical Conjunctivitis

Cherry-Red Spot in Retina

Chorioretinal Scars

Chorioretinitis

Choroidal Neovascularization

Choroiditis

Chronic, Relapsing-Remitting Bilateral Conjunctivitis

Color Blindness

Congenital Cataracts

Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

Conjunctival and Corneal Xerosis

Conjunctival Granuloma

Conjunctival Scarring

Conjunctivitis

Contact Lens Use

Corneal Abrasion

Corneal Burn

Corneal Edema

Corneal Foreign Body

Corneal Neovascularization

Corneal Opacification

Corneal Perforation

Corneal Scarring

Corneal Thinning

Corneal Transplant

Corneal Trauma

Corneal Ulcerations

Corrective lenses

Dacryoadenitis

Damage of or Illness Involving Peripheral Corneal Nerves

Decreased Color Vision

Decreased or Absent Corneal Sensation

Decreased Visual Acuity

Delayed Dark Adaptation

Double Vision

Dry Eye Disease

Ectropion

Edema of the Optic Disc

Endopthalmos

Entropion

Epiphora

Episcleritis

Extraocular Muscles

Eye Erythema

Eye Pain

Eye Trauma

Eyelid Laxity

Fixed Mydriatic Pupil

Flashing Lights

Floaters

Foreign Body Sensation

Gaze Abnormalities

Glaucoma

Head Tilt

Herpes Zoster Keratoconjunctivitis

Horner syndrome

Hypertelorism

Hypertensive Retinopathy

Hyperthyroid Eye Disease

Hyphema