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This is the place to come to talk about eye diseases and disorders. Are you hoping to find more information about cataracts, glaucoma, blindness, myopia, conjunctivitis, color blindness, uveitis, and eye coordination problems? Browse these boards or post your question here.

Is there a natural way to correct nearsightedness?

Hello! My son suffers from myopia. He is wearing glasses and he doesn’t make any problems regarding it. His degree of nearsightedness increased in the last tow years and I am afraid it will progress even more. His eye doctor told me I shouldn’t worry since this is rather common in school...

by User avatar henrieta13064999

chronic eye pain and neausea

Hello, i'm a 22 year old female, and am getting very down about my prolonged enlarged lacrimal glands in my eyes and i also have a constant headache, bad eye pain and nausea feeling. I have had this for about 4 years now and i've seen many doctors and even a lacrimal gland specialist. None of them...

by User avatar frustrated

Just diagnosed with fuchs corneal dystrophy – how long do I have?

I am 34 years old and my life has taken some weird turn. I had some vision problems so I went to the specialist and after a while and several diagnostic procedures I have been told that I suffer from Fuchs corneal dystrophy and that there might be a chance for a complete blindness to occur. So, how...

by User avatar klaus191871328

bifocal question

Hey, i have recently posted about my myopia problems. I have just aquired bifocals (top half -0.75 to compensate for shortsightedness and a + prescripton for the bottom half for reading). I dont actually need + lens for reading but my optician said it should help relax my muscles for reading (my...

by User avatar bryster27663

lack of eye blinking

I have a friend who is already diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. During this time, I spent so much time with him, because I know he needs me now. However, I have noticed it goes worse, and his disease is progressing. Now he complains about lack of eye blinking, so he visited his doctor again....

by User avatar oehme1271

Left Eye Slowly Moves Left

Sorry if the subject title is a bit confusing. Im not so good in english and some terms, but please bear with me. My left eye seems to be going left.. When I was in college, I used to sometimes wear glasses with +1.5. I dont have any recommendation from an opta to use it but when i wear it i can...

by User avatar Hera Michelle241460

Ptozis of right eye, doctor says not to worry?

Please help me with something! My little niece suffers from ptozis of the right eye and I am quite sure that this is serious and that it needs to be surgically corrected. The doctor has said that my sister and her husband have nothing to worry about though. That does not sound right at all! What do...

by User avatar jordana1278135490

Optic neuropathy, how to tell if it’s hereditary

After looking into different forms of Optic Neuropathy, I now know that some of them are hereditary and sometimes they just strike at random. So how does one tell whether a particular case of Optic Neuropathy is hereditary? I am looking forward to hearing all about it and want to thank you for any...

by User avatar arturo1833140904

How is myopia corrected by refractive surgery?

Hello! I have myopia and I really hate to wear glasses or contact lenses. I have lost five glasses so far and two contact lenses and I hate how I look with glasses. I was thinking about the refractive surgery. I think this could solve my problems but I don’t understand how is myopia corrected...

by User avatar annmarie13365001

Fuchs corneal dystrophy – is surgery the only solution?

Hmm, I was diagnosed with Fuchs corneal dystrophy and the doctor told me that for now there is no need for any treatment, but there might be a possibility of the surgery in future. Is that really the only available solution? What is this condition anyway? How did I get it? Is it hereditary?

by User avatar conant45890