Eye Disorders
Eye disorders can involve vision disorders or physical problems with the eye. Eye disorders may also be called “Ophthalmic Disorders”. Trauma to the eye may include eye injury, corneal scratch, foreign body in the eye (grit in the eye), etc. Common eye symptoms include eye pain, watery eyes, dry eyes
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Introduction: Eye Disorders
Some eye problems are minor and don't last long. But some can lead to a permanent loss of vision. Common eye problems include
- Refractive errors
- Cataracts - clouded lenses
- Glaucoma - a disorder caused by damage to the optic nerve
- Retinal disorders ...
Symptoms of Eye Disorders
Possible signs and symptoms of eye and vision late effects include changes in vision and dry eyes. These and other signs and symptoms may be caused by eye and vision late effects or by other conditions:
- Changes in vision, such ...
Causes List: Eye Disorders
Some of the causes of the condition may include:1 Causes of Eye Disorders:
- Acromegaloid Changes, Cutis Verticis Gyrata, And Corneal Leukoma
- Agnathia-Otocephaly Complex
- Albinism-Deafness Syndrome
- Blepharochalasis And Double Lip
- BOR-Duane Hydrocephalus Contiguous Gene Syndrome
- Brachyolmia Type 1, Hobaek Type
Causes List for Eye Disorders
Some possible causes of Eye Disorders or similar disorders may include:2
- ABCD syndrome (Congenital anomaly of eye)
- ADNP syndrome (Hypermetropia)
- ADULT syndrome (Congenital anomaly of eye)
- AICAR transformylase/IMP cyclohydrolase deficiency (Congenital anomaly of eye, Optic ...
Types of Eye Disorders
Categories of eye disorders for all the parts of the eye include:
- Lens Disorders
- Corneal Disorders
- Pupil Disorders
- Choroidal Disorders
- Iris Disorders
- Conjunctival Disorders
- Retinal Disorders
- Uvea Disorders
- Sclera Disorders
- Optic Nerve Disorders
- Optic Disc Disorders
- Vitreous Disorders
- Eyeball Disorders ...
Types of Eye Disorders
Your eyes can become tired, blurred, sore or dry. Sometimes you might even see spots or get headaches. These complaints are very common and can often fix themselves. If they persist, it is best to see an optometrist for advice
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Diagnosis of Eye Disorders
“Yearly comprehensive dilated eye exams starting at age 60 are the most effective and thorough way to detect eye diseases while we can still minimize vision loss,” says Dr. Paul A. Sieving, director of NIH’s National Eye Institute.
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Prevention of Eye Disorders
How Can You Protect Your Eyesight?
Have your eyes checked regularly by an eye care professional—either an ophthalmologist or optometrist. People over age 60 should have dilated eye exams yearly. During this exam, the eye care professional will put
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Names and Terminology
Synonyms:
Abnormal eye ; Eye disease
...Source: GTR (NCBI/NIH)6
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References
- Source: Human Phenotype Ontology
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
- Source: Queensland Health: conditions.health.qld.gov.au/ HealthCondition/ condition/ 11/ 131/ 309/ eye-health
- Source: NIH News in Health (NIH): newsinhealth.nih.gov/ issue/ may2015/ feature2
- Source: NIA (NIH): nia.nih.gov/ health/ aging-and-your-eyes
- Source: GTR (NCBI/NIH): ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ gtr/ conditions/ CN000446/
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