Month: July 2018
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Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a serious eye disorder that mainly affects babies born before 31 weeks of pregnancy and who weigh 2 3/4 pounds or less. It is one of the most common causes of vision loss in children and can lead to lifelong blindness and visual impairment.
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Stargardt Disease
Stargardt disease is a disorder of the macula of the retina, the part of the eye that senses light and sends signals to the brain to process the images you see.
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Usher Syndrome
Usher syndrome is a condition that results in impairment of both hearing and vision, as well as balance. It is diagnosed in children who have inherited an abnormal gene for Usher syndrome from both parents.
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Uveitis
Uveitis is inflammation of eye tissues, including the retina, lens, optic nerve, and the vitreous (gel-like filling inside the eyeball). It may be short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic), occur on its own, or be related to an inflammatory condition elsewhere in the body.
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Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia (Missing or Small Eyes)
With anophthalmia and microphthalmia, one or both eyes is missing (in the case of anophthalmia) or abnormally small (microphthalmia) at birth. They are rare birth defects that may co-exist with other abnormalities that developed during pregnancy.
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Behçet’s Disease of the Eye
Behçet’s disease is a type of autoimmune disease. In people autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks their own tissues. In the case of Behçet’s disease (also known as “adamantiades”), the autoimmune reaction may cause the blood vessels to become inflamed and damaged, including those in the eye.
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Bietti’s Crystalline Dystrophy
Bietti’s crystalline dystrophy (BCD) is a rare inherited eye disease that causes crystals in the cornea (the clear covering of the eye) and atrophy (shrinkage) of the back layers of the eye.
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Blepharospasm (Eyelid Spasms)
Blepharospasm is a condition which causes abnormal blinking or spasms of the eyelids which you cannot control.
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Hyperopia (Farsightedness)
With hyperopia, more commonly known as farsightedness, objects that are far away from you look clearer to you than those that are closer. If you have significant hyperopia, all objects may appear blurry to you, whether they are near or far.
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is high pressure in the spaces around the brain and spinal cord, which are protected and nourished by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Such pressure increase may result from a number of causes, but in people with IIH, the cause is not known.
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