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Astigmatism

Causes blurred vision

Blepharitis

Inflammation of the eyelids

Blepharoptosis

Drooping in the eyelids

Blindness

Loss of the sense of sight

Color blindness

An inability to perceive visual colors sharply

Cataract

Lens in the eyes becoming progressively cloudy

Chalazion

A cyst or nodule on the eyelid

Conjunctivitis

Inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the eyelids and covering the front part of the eyeball "Pink Eye"

3 types of conjunctivitis

Viral, bacterial, and allergic

Corneal Abrasion

A disruption of the cornea's surface epithelium

Diabetic Retinopathy

Disease in the retina, occurs from long term or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus in which the tissues of the retina experience scarring due to ABNORMAL DILATION & CONSTRICTION OF VESSELS, HEMORRHAGES, MICROANEURYSM, & ABNORMAL FORMATION OF NEW VESSELS CAUSING LEAKAGE OF BLOOD INTO THE VITREOUS HUMOR

Ectropion

Turning out of the eyelash margins (especially in lower eyelid), exposing the eyelid and eyeball surface and lining

Entropion

Turning in of the eyelash margins (especially the lower margins)

Exophthalmia

Abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs typically due to an expanded volume of the orbital contents

Glaucoma

Ocular disorders identified as a group due to the increase in intraocular pressure, causing damage to the optic nerve

Hemianopsia

Loss of vision or blindness in one-half of the visual field

Hordeolum

Bacterial infection of an eyelash follicle or sebaceous gland

Hyperopia

Excessive visual condition on father distances

Hyphema

Bleed into the anterior chamber of the eye

Karitis

Corneal inflammation

Macular Degeneration

Progressive deterioration of the retinal cells in the macular due to aging

Myopia

Nearsighted due to the clarity of close objects

Nyctalopia

Inadequate vision at night or in faint lighting (night blindness)

Nystagmus

Mixed rhythmic involuntary movements of the eyes caused by use of alcohol or certain drugs

Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Purulent inflammation of the conjuctiva or cornea in the newborn

Presbyopia

Visual condition of the elderly, where lens cannot focus on an image accurately

Pterygium

Irregular growth of fibrovascular tissue from the conjunctiva onto the cornea on the nasal side of the cornea

Retinal Detachment

Complete splitting away of the retina from the pigmented vascular layer

Retinal Tear

Opening in the retina that allows leakage of vitreous humor under the retina

Scleritis

Inflammation in the white, outside covering of the eyeball

Scotoma

Area in one or both eyes that has a decreased visual function

Strabismus

Failure of the eyes to gaze in the same direction due to weakness in the muscles controlling the position of one eye

Synechia

Adhesion in the eye that develops as a complication of trauma, inflammation, or surgery or as a second condition

Trachoma

Infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydia Trachomatis

Uveitis

Inflammation of all the middle vascular layer of the eye