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Last Update: April,
2011 12:06 PM
Eye Problems
The following list includes some of the more common eye issues:
A cataract is a clouding of all or part of the normally clear lens within your eye, which results in blurred or distorted vision. Click here to read more...
Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the internal pressure in your eyes increases enough to damage the nerve fibers in your optic nerve and cause vision loss.
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness. It results from changes to the macula, a portion of the retina that is responsible for clear, sharp vision and is located at the back of the eye. Click here to read more...
Macular degeneration treatment with Lucentis
With no treatment most eyes with “wet” macular degeneration lose central vision – GO BLIND.
Dry eye means that your eyes do not produce enough tears or that you produce tears which do not have the proper chemical composition. Click here to read more...
Strabismus (in a layperson’s terms - commonly referred to as having a ‘squint’ or ‘cross-eyed’) is a condition in which a muscle disorder causes the eyes to point in different direction. Click here to read more...
Due to exposure to sunlight and other environmental insults, the eyelids are subject to tumors, both benign (not cancerous) and malignant (cancerous). Click here to read more...
Nasolacrimal Duct Blockage. Click here to read more...
Lacrimal Sac Infection. Click
here to read more...
Eyelid Swelling
Eyelid Inflammation
Stye
Chalazion. Click here to read more...
Diabetes is a disease that interferes with the body’s ability to use and store sugar and can cause many health problems. Click here to read more...