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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.

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

Worried about pingnecula surgery

I am having pingnecula troubles. I see many posts on this but quite dated. Has anyone recently had surgery? I am living Bend OR and live in Maui HI and both areas are small and I don't know how the surgeons are. I am scared of going blind with surgery- I worry_ or not seeing well after the...

by User avatar eye trouble

Eye disorders and disease

Hey, I am 16 and I have myopia. Currently, my glasses are -4 and my optometrist gave me bifocal lenses to help with my close vision. I just got my lenses changed 2-3 months ago and I'm starting to notice a decline in my vision. I was wondering if I should wear my glasses when reading and writing...

by User avatar Guest

eyes have become asymmetrical in shape & focus/work with microscopes & close-up naked eye sc

hello, I am a 27year old male from Ireland. 3years ago i started work in a medical device company and my job involves using microscopes very frequently ( from3to10 seconds approx at a time,2to3times each minute) during an 8 hour day with 2 breaks of either 20mins or 35mins spread out during the day....

by User avatar dave303132345

Retinal Implant Helping Blind People See Again

The FDA has approved a new clinical trial of retinal implants that helped blind people get their visions back. These retinal implants are called Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System and have been developed by the from the Doheny Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern...

by User avatar simone2593

my eyes hur+

my eyes Hur+ all +he +ime, like burning, sore, and jus s+rained all +he +ime, i weld bu+ even when i don+ weld my eyes hur+ and +hey are very dry in +he morning +ime i+s mos+ly jus my lef+ eye +hough my righ+ one is fine, and +ha+s +he one i had surgery on???? i need HeLP

by User avatar Guest

what to do wen feeling sick

well some times i feel down or no too well and i have never had sex in my life.it like a pain in my eyes some times some days it could be only my left eye then later my right eye.and some time i have big time headaches and body pains and some times i could be so weak that i would love to sleep 4...

by User avatar Guest

Demierts and remedy in redial Keratotomy in myopia

 I am 46 yrs. old man. my both eyes were suffering form myopia. I  had operated both eyes in AIISM, NEW DELHI with  R.Kerototomy in 1989-90. Now my vision is very poor. Doctors says cornia has expended or came out side. Now I have very poor visioblity and very hard to read a news paper. I also...

by User avatar ramsey

Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy with inflammatory disorders?

Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy is something that runs in my family, unfortunately, so I am more or less prepared for getting it myself as well at some point. But someone said to me that Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy is often something that occurs in combination with inflammatory...

by User avatar darrel1010170357

swollow eyes and nose

hi, I wonna know why I'm getting swollow eyes and nose,and also at the side of my right ear. When i wake up in the morning, and then with th past of the day ,its like its going from the right eye,to the nose or to the left eye or to the side of the ear. This is hapening yet for a month. The doctor...

by User avatar yvette