Guide to Eye Diseases
- Stargardt’s disease in young children
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In contrast to macular degeneration, Stargardt’s disease most occurs in children and young adults. Symptoms of Stargardt’s include small and yellowish spots of deteriorating tissue in the retina.
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- Retina detachment causes and treatments
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Normal functioning retina should be supported by related tissue. Once the retina is separated from its supportive tissue, retina detachment occurs, which is dangerous for your vision. Retina detachment can gradually or suddenly affect one’s normal vision, since the retina can detach slowly or in a short time.
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- Presbyopia causes and treatments
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Presbyopia is somehow inevitable in people above 40, even if they have never suffered from any vision problem during younger ages.
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- Potential risks of eye injuries
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The Prevent Blindness America (PBA) has ever pointed out that over 850,000 Americans suffer from various eye injuries every year, during home and work activities or outdoor sports. These accidents always lead to a lifelong regret. It is reasonable because the injured person can see perfectly well before the accident but his or her vision may be partially or even profoundly lost. Driving and reading may become impossible, not to say potential ugly appearance.
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- Peripheral vision causes and treatments
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People with healthy eyes have two parts of vision: central vision and peripheral vision, which are independent. If a person has difficulty in seeing dim light or navigating while walking, he or she probably has peripheral vision problems. People with good central vision may be unable to see properly around the edges.
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- Ocular migraine symptoms and causes
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Also called ophthalmic or eye migraines, ocular migraines are common and usually painless. They may cause various visual problems such as visual disturbances and the appearance of a small, enlarging blind spot in your central vision.
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- Myopia treatments
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Also named nearsightedness, myopia is so common today that it is estimated to affect one-third of the population in the world. In contrast to hyperopia which deprive people from close vision, people with myopia can see up-close objects but can not manage distance things such as highway signs.
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- Keratoconus treatments
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Patients with keratoconus always have a cone-like cornea, which deflects light on its way to retina. In one or both eyes, keratoconus may cause vision distortion.
As a progressive eye disease, keratoconus develops slowly. Since the cornea is always thinning, nearsightedness and irregular astigmatism may develop at certain stages of keratoconus, bringing distorted and blurry vision. Other symptoms of keratoconus include glare, light sensitivity and changing prescription.
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- Introduction of Retinitis pigmentosa
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the slow and gradual retina degeneration. Unfortunately, it occurs most in young children, whose both eyes may have poor night vision. As the disease progresses, both central vision and peripheral vision will be narrowed and blindness occurs in final.
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- Intacs corneal implants for myopia and keratoconus
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Among various treatments for keratoconus, Intacs corneal inserts or implants are special that they insert two tiny and clear pieces of plastic polymer (intacs) into the cornea.
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