Eye Problems
Artificial tears is the most common form of treatment used to treat Dry Eye Syndrome.
Retinal detachment or detached retina or retinal tear
Retinal detachment is a condition of the eye in which the retina is detached from its underlying layer. It is a medical emergency and it causes sudden vision loss and blindness. It is very common in persons who have severe myopia.
Floaters are tiny cobwebs or specks which float in the field of vision. It mainly occurs as age related changes in the vitreous. These floaters are formed when the jelly like substance inside the eye becomes more liquid.
Strabismus or squint or Crossed eyes
Strabismus is a condition of the eye in which the eyes are not aligned with each other. It occurs due to lack of coordination of the extra ocular muscles. It is also known as crossed eyes, Estropia, Exotropia, Wall eye
Hypertensive retinopathy is the damage of the retina of the eye due to high blood pressure. In hypertensive retinopathy the high blood pressure over long time causes damage to the small blood vessels of the eye.
Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry.
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the complications of diabetes mellitus. It causes blindness. Diabetes causes diabetic retinopathy, cataract and glaucoma.
It is also known as Deuteranopia. There are various kinds of color vision defects. Red green color vision defect is the most common type of color blindness. The color blindness is more common in men than in women. It is the inability to distinguish between shades of color.
Overview and types of Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a condition in which there will be loss of vision. In this condition there will be damage to the optic nerve, the nerve which carries the visual sensation from the eye to the brain.
Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic or inherited eye disorder in which there will be abnormalities of rods, cones or retinal pigmented epithelium. In this condition the light sensitive layer of retina undergoes degeneration.
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