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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.

How much does a cataract surgery cost?

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Hello! I have an old aunt who lives in the house near mine. She is seventy and she has cataract on her both eyes. She is almost unable to perform her every day activities and her vision is getting worse. For example, she can’t even go to the grocery alone. My family is always there to help her...

by User avatar dottie127264381

Anophthalmia - Microphthalmia, Isolated - caused by FDA-approved chemicals?

I read in a natural living magazine that Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia, Isolated can even be caused by FDA approved chemicals. Now, my husband and I are very careful to limit plastics in our house and we have only FDA approved toys. Do I still need to be worried? Is there any scientific evidence...

by User avatar vivyan1422203217

Post Sty-Surgery Concern

I had a sty in an abnormal area; not sitting on the outline of the eyelid area, but under the eye and inside the eyelid. There was constant irritation with the sty and my eye, leading the sty to never go away on its own as most do. Because of the awkward location of the sty, there was always a...

by User avatar melodeeya217460

Another flare up

I posted about a month ago asking my issues with my eye, Pain, having trouble getting my left eye to track and move along with the other. It did manage to recover on its own, but started up again yesterday morning. I woke up fine, went back to bed and wokeup an hr later with intense pain and it...

by User avatar Guest

Anyone else suffering from diabetes myopia?

Hello! My father has been diagnosed a diabetes myopia. I have never heard of something like that. I thought that causes for myopia was heredity and close work on computer or microscope for example. My father’s doctor checked his blood sugar levels, prescribed medicines for his diabetes and...

by User avatar hermina51813

swollen upper part of eye

i am having this problem from many years.. i am 20 now... i got swollen eye wen i wake up in the morning... i dont knw the cause i had a problem of having dandrufff in eyelashes. may be this could be the cause.... i am using cortisporin eye ointment.. which i wore on night ...eyes r not red but i...

by User avatar komal khan254974

Can Visine help with eye infections?

Hi, folks. I have a severe problem with eye infections. They seem to repeat from time to time. I really don’t know what to do. My friend recommends me to try Visine. I haven’t tried this before, so I wonder if it can help me with my eye infections. I would appreciate if someone knew to...

by User avatar rubin42421

Swollen Eyelids and Bags under eyes

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At first my eyes started to water, the water (or fluid) from my eyes was burning the skin around my eyes, in particular the skin on the inner lids (near my nose). The doctor gave me some drops and a cream. The itchiness has subsided although not disappeared, and the redness of the skin has gone,...

by User avatar Guest

swollen eyelid

so my left uppereyelid has been swollen for months it doesnt hurt. I have had conjuctivitis but my eye doctor prescribed me some drops and it went away but now my left uppereyelid has been swollen for months now and it hasnt gone away i dont think my doctor knows what it is because he...

by User avatar steph44

Ottic atrophy in autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia

I am looking for people who are going through the same thing, Our daughter, who is in her late teens now, has autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia and has been experiencing ottic atrophy. The journey has been a rough one all along, with new challenges all the time. If there are others who...

by User avatar karel306200438