Vision & Health Blog

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  Cataracts

  A cataract is a clouding of a lens in an eye. It can affect one or both eyes and most often happens in older people. In fact, more than half of Americans age 80 and older have a cataract or had cataract surgery.

  

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  Retinitis Pigmentosa

  Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited disorder in which cells in the retina break down and lose function. It is rare, affecting just one in 4,000 people worldwide.

  

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  Refractive Errors

  Refraction is the bending of light as it passes through one object to another. In the eye, light passes through the cornea and the lens, and then focuses on the retina—the part of the back of the eye which receives light and processes it, sending messages to the brain through the optic nerve.

  

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  Coloboma

  Coloboma refers to rare conditions in which normal tissue in or around the eye is missing. It may affect the eyelid, lens, macula, retina, optic nerve, or uvea (including the iris and pupil).

  

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  Retinoblastoma

  Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the eye that most often develops in young children under age 5. The tumor develops from the cells of the retina, which grow in size and number.

  

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  Retinal Diseases

  An eye care professional can diagnose retinal diseases through a comprehensive dilated eye exam. Additional tests performed during this exam can visualize the blood vessels of the retina and measure the electrical activity of cells of the retina.

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  Color Blindness

  Color blindness is a condition in which your perception of colors is deficient and differs from what most people see. It is more common in men than women.

  

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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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  Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

  Pink eye refers to inflammation of the conjunctiva—the layer of thin, clear tissue lining the inside your eyelids and covering the whites of your eyes. Inflammation makes the blood vessels more visible, giving the appearance of pink eye.

  

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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.