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Eye Disorders and Diseases

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.

Advice for someone who has to stare at computer screen for 12 hrs a day

Please, do you have any advice for someone who has to stare at computer screen for 12 hrs a day? I have to work that much (a regular and a part time job) and it seems that it is not that good for my eyes. I mean, I don’t have any problems at the moment but I am afraid what might happen if I...

by User avatar lee28371669

Myopia getting worse, how much time do I have?

Hello, folks. I was diagnosed myopia when I was kid. However, lately, I have noticed that it is getting worse. I am very worried and my ophthalmologist seems worried as well. What should I do? I would appreciate if anyone could answer me this. Thank you in advance. Your help is more than welcomed.

by User avatar stinky98374738

My father suffers from post cataract surgery complications (Red, painful, smaller eye & 80% visi

Answered by a doctor

It has been 4 months since my father did a cataract surgery. Unlike the first eye which healed fast in 2005, h has suffered from the second and last cataract surgery on the other eye. It's much smaller than the other eye, red, a lot of pain and about 80% vision. He has seen 6 doctors with different...

by User avatar Guest

Cataract Surgery Tips

Answered by a doctor

Hi, I have been diagnosed with Cataract I have been told about the Restor lens and the Rezoom lens. Does anyone have any experience with either of these lenses? I am familiar with standard cataract surgery, but sort of like the thought of not wearing glasses so much... They seem pretty new so I...

by User avatar Jane Schneider90709

How early can doctors detect lazy eye in kids?

Hello, guys. I have read something about a syndrome called lazy eye. I look at my kid and I am afraid he might have this. I wonder how early doctors can detect lazy eye in kids. I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me something more about this. Thank you in advance.

by User avatar shalom53897573

Simple test emerges eye disease

Scientists say they have invented the first cheap, simple and accurate test for trachoma, the eye disease that ravages parts of Africa. Nearly six million people have been blinded by trachoma, caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. Infection causes the eyelid to fold inward and make the...

by User avatar Heidi Miller, LDN

Will my myopia vision get worse when I hit 40's?

Hello! I wear glasses for my myopia which was discovered when I was ten years old. My doctor explained that myopia was an inherited condition. Then during my teenage years my myopia got really worse. My eye doctor told me this was caused by rapid body growth. I am 22 now and there is a little...

by User avatar lorrayne45417

My child has green discharge from the eye

Hello! I have a four years old child. My child has green discharge from the eye. He goes to the kindergarten and I noticed he gets more infections then usual. Sometime it is his throat, sometimes his nose and this time is appears to be his eye. When he was at home he didn’t have so much...

by User avatar halette48452875

Dryness but only in one eye

Hi, I am 34 years old and I have just recently started to wear contact lenses. I must admit that I feel so much freer now that I don’t wear glasses. Anyway, it took me about a week to get used to lenses but it seems that I have already developed some problems. Dryness is present but only in...

by User avatar alair48174

Myopia -1, trouble getting used to glasses

Hello, folks. I noticed that my vision was not perfect, so I visited my ophthalmologist. He examined me and determined I had myopia. It was -1. He prescribed me glasses and I must admit that now I have trouble getting used to these glasses. What should I do? Thanks in advance.

by User avatar flory66974093