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A common inflammation, blepharitis produces a red-rimmed appearance of the margins of the eyelids. In many cases, it’s chronic and bil...

Hyperemia of the conjunctiva from infection, allergy, or chemical reactions characterizes conjunctivitis. Bacterial and viral conjunct...

Glaucoma is a group of disorders characterized by intraocular pressure (IOP) high enough to damage the optic nerve. If untreated, it l...

When the sensory retina splits from the retinal pigment epithelium, retinal detachment occurs, creating a subretinal space. This space...

A common eye disorder, a chalazion is a granulomatous inflammation of a meibomian gland in the upper or lower eyelid. This disorder is...

Keratitis , also known as inflammation of the cornea, may be acute or chronic, superficial or deep. Superficial keratitis is fairly co...

Macular degeneration , which is atrophy or degeneration of the macular disk, accounts for about 12% of all cases of blindness in the U...

Commonly caused by a foreign body, a corneal abrasion is a scratch on the surface epithelium of the cornea. An abrasion or foreign bod...

Introduction:  A common cause of vision loss, a cataract is a gradually developing opacity of the lens or lens capsule of the eye. Ca...