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show | is a non-cancerous tumor caused by abnormal growth of blood vessels. They can
occur anywhere on the body, but are most commonly found on the face and neck. While they can be present at birth, more often appear during the first six months of life.
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show | is a viral infection of the eye caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Type I HSV is
the most frequent cause of eye infections.
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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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Histoplasmosis | show 🗑
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Hyphema | show 🗑
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Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome | show 🗑
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Ischemic Optic Neuropathy | show 🗑
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show | is a series of inherited eye disorders that affects children and young adults. The most common form is Stargardt disease. Other types include Best’s disease and juvenile retinoschisis. All of these diseases are rare and cause central vision loss.
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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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show | is the brand name for ranibizumab, a drug injected into the eye to slow vision loss in people
who have “wet” age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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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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Macular Pucker | show 🗑
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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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Mohs Surgery | show 🗑
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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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Ocular Melanoma | show 🗑
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Optical Coherence Tomography | show 🗑
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Optic Neuritis | show 🗑
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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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Presbyopia | show 🗑
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show | is when the upper eyelid droops, sometimes restricting or blocking vision.
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Retinitis Pigmentosa | show 🗑
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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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Scleritis | show 🗑
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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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show | is a visual problem in which the eyes are not aligned properly and point in different
directions. One eye may look straight ahead, while the other eye turns inward, outward, upward or
downward.
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Stroke Affecting the Eye | show 🗑
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show | is a single, concentrated spot of blood, or many scattered blood splotches, under the conjunctiva, a clear membrane that covers the white of the eye (called the sclera)
and the inner eyelids.
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show | is when the retina tears in one or more places / is when the retina is lifted
off the wall of the back of the eye.
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show | eye infection affecting OU, world’s leading cause of preventable blindness. Caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. If untreated, scarring occurs inside eyelid. Leads to trachiasis. The eyelashes scratch cornea, turns cornea cloudy, corneal ulcers, vision loss.
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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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show | is also called blepharospasm, is abnormal and involuntary
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show | is the most common genetic condition that affects both vision and hearing. The major
symptoms of it are hearing loss and vision loss from an eye disorder called retinitis pigmentosa, or RP.
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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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