EYE DISEASES AND DISORDERS

Many eye diseases have no early symptoms. They may be painless, and you may see no change
in your vision until the disease has become quite advanced. The single best way to protect your
vision is through regular professional eye examinations.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the physical
disturbance of the center of the retina cVision with age-
related macular degeneration
If you’ve been diagnosed with Age-related Macular
Degeneration (commonly abbreviated as AMD), In fact, it’s a
leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 65.

Bulging Eyes
Bulging eyes, or proptosis, occurs when one or both eyes
protrude from the eye sockets due to space taking lesions
such as swelling of the muscles, fat, and tissue behind the eye.
This causes more of the cornea to be exposed to air, making it
more difficult to keep eyes moist and lubricated. In extreme
cases, bulging eyes can create a large amount of pressure on
the optic nerve, potentially leading to vision loss.

Cataracts
Cataracts are a degenerative form of eye disease in which
the lens gradually becomes opaque and vision mists over.
The eye's natural crystalline lens helps us focus on people
and things at varying distances.
Cataracts in Babies
In rare cases, children develop cataracts in the first few
years of their lives.
Normally, babies are born with a transparent lens in each
eye. The lens focuses objects on the retina, and it brings
objects into focus, making it possible for the eye to see,
Instead of a transparent lens, some babies are born with
a milky white lens, which is too cloudy to focus on
objects. This condition is called congenital cataracts.

CMV Retinitis
CMV Retinitis is a serious infection of the retina that often
affects people with AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome) and that may also affect people with other immune
disorders. CMV retinitis is an infection that attacks the light-
sensing cells in the retina. It is a serious disease that should be
diagnosed and treated immediately, because it can lead to loss
of vision, and in the worst cases, blindness.

Color Blindness
Color blindness is not actually blindness in the true sense but
rather is a color vision deficiency—people who are affected by it
simply do not agree with most other people about color
matching.
What Causes Color Blindness?
Color blindness is a genetic condition caused by a difference in
how one or more of the light-sensitive cells found in the retina
of the eye respond to certain colors.

Crossed Eyes (Strabismus)

Crossed eyes (or strabismus) occur when a person's eyes are not able to
align on the same point at the same time, and appear to be misaligned or
pointed in different directions.
Diabetic Macular Edema
Diabetic Macular Edema, DME, is caused by fluid accumulation in the
macula. Patients with DME typically experience blurred vision which
can be severe. Diabetic macular edema is a result of another
complication of diabetes, called diabetic retinopathy, in which blood
vessels in the eye are damaged, allowing fluid to escape.

Eye Floaters and Eye

Flashes
Floaters are small specks or clouds that move across your field
of vision—especially when you are looking at a bright, plain
background, like a blank wall or a cloudless blue sky.

Glaucoma
Glaucoma occurs when a build-up of fluid in the eye creates
pressure, damaging the optic nerve.

Keratoconus
When the cornea in the front of the eye, which normally
is round, becomes thin and cone shaped.