Quick Facts: Eye Disorders

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Cataract

• Cataract
  • What is a cataract?
  • What causes a cataract?
  • What are the symptoms of a cataract?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a cataract?
  • How do doctors treat a cataract?
  • How can I prevent a cataract?

Glaucoma

• Glaucoma
  • What is glaucoma?
  • What causes glaucoma?
  • What are the symptoms of glaucoma?
  • How can doctors tell if I have glaucoma?
  • How do doctors treat glaucoma?
  • How can I prevent vision loss from glaucoma?

Retinal Disorders

• Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD or ARMD)
  • What is age-related macular degeneration?
  • What causes AMD?
  • What are the symptoms of AMD?
  • How can doctors tell if I have AMD?
  • How do doctors treat AMD?
  • How can I prevent AMD?

• Detachment of the Retina
  • What is a detached retina?
  • What causes a detached retina?
  • What are the symptoms of a detached retina?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a detached retina?
  • How do doctors treat a detached retina?

• Diabetic Retinopathy
  • What is diabetic retinopathy?
  • What causes diabetic retinopathy?
  • What are the symptoms of diabetic retinopathy?
  • How can doctors tell if I have diabetic retinopathy?
  • How do doctors treat diabetic retinopathy?

Symptoms of Eye Disorders

• Eye Pain
  • What causes eye pain?
  • When should I see a doctor about eye pain?
  • What will happen at my doctor visit?
  • How do doctors treat eye pain?

• Eye Redness
  • What causes red eyes?
  • When should I see a doctor?
  • What will happen at my doctor visit?
  • How do doctors treat red eyes?

• Blurry Vision
  • What is blurry vision?
  • What causes blurry vision?
  • When should I see a doctor?
  • What will happen at my doctor visit?
  • How do doctors treat blurry vision?

• Sudden Vision Loss
  • What is sudden vision loss?
  • What causes sudden vision loss?
  • When should I see a doctor?
  • What will happen at my doctor visit?
  • What tests will I need?
  • How do doctors treat sudden vision loss?

Eyelid and Tearing Disorders

• Chalazion and Stye (Hordeolum)
  • What are chalazions and styes?
  • What are the symptoms of a chalazion or a stye?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a chalazion or a stye?
  • How do doctors treat a chalazion or a stye?

• Entropion and Ectropion
  • What are entropion and ectropion?
  • What causes entropion and ectropion?
  • What are the symptoms of entropion and ectropion?
  • How can doctors tell if I have entropion or ectropion?
  • How do doctors treat entropion and ectropion?

Conjunctival and Scleral Disorders

• Allergic Conjunctivitis
  • What is allergic conjunctivitis?
  • What are the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have allergic conjunctivitis?
  • How do doctors treat allergic conjunctivitis?

• Episcleritis
  • What is episcleritis?
  • What are the symptoms of episcleritis?
  • How do doctors treat episcleritis?

• Infectious Conjunctivitis
  • What is infectious conjunctivitis ?
  • What are the symptoms of infectious conjunctivitis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have infectious conjunctivitis?
  • How do doctors treat infectious conjunctivitis?
  • How can I keep infectious conjunctivitis from spreading?

• Pinguecula and Pterygium
  • What is pinguecula and pterygium?
  • How do doctors treat pinguecula or pterygium?

• Scleritis
  • What is scleritis?
  • What are the symptoms of scleritis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have scleritis?
  • How do doctors treat scleritis?

• Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
  • What is a subconjunctival hemorrhage?
  • What causes a subconjunctival hemorrhage?
  • What are the symptoms of a subconjunctival hemorrhage?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a subconjunctival hemorrhage?
  • How do doctors treat a subconjunctival hemorrhage?

• Trachoma
  • What is trachoma?
  • What causes trachoma?
  • What are the symptoms of trachoma?
  • How can doctors tell if I have trachoma?
  • How do doctors treat trachoma?
  • How can I prevent trachoma?

Corneal Disorders

• Corneal Ulcer
  • What is a corneal ulcer?
  • What causes corneal ulcers?
  • What are the symptoms of a corneal ulcer?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a corneal ulcer?
  • How do doctors treat corneal ulcers?

• Corneal Inflammation
  • What is corneal inflammation?
  • What causes corneal inflammation?
  • What are the symptoms of corneal inflammation?
  • How can doctors tell if I have corneal inflammation?
  • How do doctors treat corneal inflammation?