Diseases and Conditions H-Z
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| Hemangioma | show 🗑
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| Herpes Keratitis | show 🗑
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| show | The virus varicella zoster causes two distinct diseases: chicken pox and, if reactivated later in life
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| show | is a disease caused when airborne fungus spores are inhaled. It initially is a lung infection. However, it is believed that the infection, even if mild, can later migrate to the eye through the blood stream and cause a serious eye disease called (OHS).
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| Hyphema | show 🗑
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| show | (ICE) is a rare group of conditions whose three main features include
swelling of the cornea, changes in the iris, and a form of glaucoma.
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| Ischemic Optic Neuropathy | show 🗑
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| Juvenile Macular Degeneration | show 🗑
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| show | is a condition where the cornea becomes swollen or inflamed, making the eye red and painful
and affecting vision.
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| Keratoconus | show 🗑
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| show | is a loss of eyesight that makes everyday tasks difficult or impossible, affecting central and/or peripheral (side) vision. Cannot be improved with regular eyeglasses, medicine or surgery.
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| Lucentis | show 🗑
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| show | s a swelling or thickening of the macula, the area of the retina responsible for central
vision.
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| show | is a small break in the macula
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| show | is when the macula—part of the eye’s retina—wrinkles, creases or bulges, leading to
blurry or distorted vision and possibly a blind spot in your visual field.
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| Macular Telangiectasia | show 🗑
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| show | is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. Can affect many different parts of the body, as well. Features of the disorder are most often found in the heart, blood vessels, bones, joints, and eyes.
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| Microvascular Cranial Nerve Palsy | show 🗑
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| show | is a procedure used to remove skin cancer. It removes only tissue with cancer cells, it is commonly used on areas where it is important to minimize the removal of healthy tissue. For the eye area, used to remove basal cell and squamous cell cancers
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| show | is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes muscles to weaken and tire easily. The muscles that control eye and eyelid movement are affected, causing eyelid drooping, blurry vision or double vision.
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| Nearsightedness (Myopia) | show 🗑
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| Nevus | show 🗑
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| show | is an involuntary, rapid and repetitive movement of the eyes — either side-to-side, up and
down or vertical.
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| Ocular Hypertension | show 🗑
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| show | is a type of cancer that develops in the cells that produce pigment — the substance that gives your skin, hair and eyes color.
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| show | is a non-invasive imaging test that uses light waves to take crossection
pictures of your retina. Each of the retina’s distinctive layers can be seen, allowing your ophthalmologist to map and measure their thickness.
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| show | is an inflammation of the eye’s optic nerve.
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| show | is a condition in which increased amounts of pigment, the material that
gives your iris its color, circulate in other parts of the eye. The tiny granules of pigment can clog your eye’s drainage system, causing eye pressure problems.
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| Pinguecula and Pterygium | show 🗑
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| show | is an age-related condition when the eye’s lens doesn’t change shape as easily as it once did,
making it more difficult to read or see things at close range.
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| Ptosis | show 🗑
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| show | is a group of genetic disorders that affect the retina’s ability to respond to light,
causing a slow loss of vision.
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| show | is cancer of the eye that begins in the retina, and is most common among children.
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| Retinopathy of Prematurity | show 🗑
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| show | is a painful swelling of the white part of the eye, which is also known as the sclera. In almost
half of all cases,it is associated with an underlying autoimmune disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis. 2 types: anterior and posterior
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| Stargardt Disease | show 🗑
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| show | Corticosteroids are medications used to treat inflammatory conditions affecting the eye and other parts of the body. They are dif from anabolic steroids, used by bodybuilders. They are found naturally in the body help to control allergic
reactions.
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| Stickler Syndrome | show 🗑
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| Strabismus | show 🗑
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| Stroke Affecting the Eye | show 🗑
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| Subconjunctival Hemorrhage | show 🗑
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| Torn or Detached Retina | show 🗑
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| Trachoma | show 🗑
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| show | is a common eyelid abnormality in which the eyelashes are misdirected and grow inwards
toward the eye. Those inward-turning lashes rub against the cornea, the conjunctiva and the inner
surface of the eyelids, irritating the eye.
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| Twitching/Eyelid Spasm | show 🗑
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| Usher Syndrome | show 🗑
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| Uveitis | show 🗑
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| show | A lack of access to a balanced diet with enough of it can lead to a deficiency. It is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children worldwide. An estimated 250,000 to 500,000 children become blind every year because of it.
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