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COMMON EYE DISORDERS AND
DISEASES
REFRACTIVE
ERRORS
• Refractive errors are the most frequent eye
problems
• Refractive errors include myopia (near-
sightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness),
astigmatism (distorted vision at all distances), and
presbyopia that occurs between age 40–50 years
(loss of the ability to focus up close, inability to read
letters of the phone book, need to hold newspaper
farther away to see clearly) can be corrected by
eyeglasses, contact lenses, or in some cases
surgery.
AGE-RELATED
MACULAR
DEGENERATION
• Macular degeneration, often called age-related macular
degeneration (AMD), is an eye disorder associated with
aging and results in damaging sharp and central vision.
• AMD affects the macula, the central part the retina that
allows the eye to see fine details. There are two forms of
AMD—wet and dry.
• Wet AMD is when abnormal blood vessel behind the retina
start to grow under the macula, ultimately leading to blood
and fluid leakage causing damage and lead to rapid central
vision loss.
• Dry AMD is when the macula thins overtime as part of
aging process, gradually blurring central vision.
CATARACT
• Cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens and is the
leading cause of blindness worldwide, and the leading
cause of vision loss
• Cataracts can occur at any age because of a variety of
causes, and can be present at birth. Although treatment
for the removal of cataract is widely available, access
barriers such as insurance coverage, treatment costs,
patient choice, or lack of awareness prevents them from
getting proper treatment.
• The total number of people who have cataracts is
estimated to increase to 30.1 million by 2020.
DIABETIC
RETINOPATHY
• Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of
diabetes.
• It is characterized by progressive damage to the blood
vessels of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back
of the eye that is necessary for good vision.
• The risks of DR are reduced through disease
management that includes good control of blood sugar,
blood pressure, and lipid abnormalities.
• DR progresses through four stages, mild nonproliferative
retinopathy (microaneurysms), moderate nonproliferative
retinopathy (blockage in some retinal vessels), severe
nonproliferative retinopathy (more vessels are blocked
leading to deprived retina from blood supply leading to
growing new blood vessels), and proliferative retinopathy
(most advanced stage).
GLAUCOMA
• Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye’s
optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness.
• Glaucoma occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the
eyes slowly rises. However, recent findings now show that
glaucoma can occur with normal eye pressure.
• There are two major categories “open angle” and “closed
angle” glaucoma.
• Open angle, is a chronic condition that progress slowly over
long period of time without the person noticing vision loss
until the disease is very advanced, that is why it is called
“sneak thief of sight.”
• Angle closure can appear suddenly and is painful. Visual
loss can progress quickly; however, the pain and discomfort
lead patients to seek medical attention before permanent
damage occurs.
AMBLYOPIA
• Amblyopia, also referred to as “lazy eye,” is
the most common cause of vision impairment
in children. Amblyopia is the medical term
used when the vision in one of the eyes is
reduced because the eye and the brain are
not working together properly.
• The eye itself looks normal, but it is not being
used normally because the brain is favoring
the other eye. Conditions leading to
amblyopia include strabismus, an imbalance
in the positioning of the two eyes; more
nearsighted, farsighted, or astigmatic in one
eye than the other eye, and rarely other eye
conditions such as cataract.
STRABISMUS
• Strabismus involves an imbalance in the positioning of the two eyes.
• Strabismus can cause the eyes to cross in (esotropia) or turn out
(exotropia).
• Strabismus is caused by a lack of coordination between the eyes. As a
result, the eyes look in different directions and do not focus
simultaneously on a single point.
• In most cases of strabismus in children, the cause is unknown. In more
than half of these cases, the problem is present at or shortly after birth
(congenital strabismus).
• When the two eyes fail to focus on the same image, there is reduced or
absent depth perception and the brain may learn to ignore the input
from one eye, causing permanent vision loss in that eye (one type of
amblyopia).
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Common eye disease

  • 1. COMMON EYE DISORDERS AND DISEASES
  • 2. REFRACTIVE ERRORS • Refractive errors are the most frequent eye problems • Refractive errors include myopia (near- sightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism (distorted vision at all distances), and presbyopia that occurs between age 40–50 years (loss of the ability to focus up close, inability to read letters of the phone book, need to hold newspaper farther away to see clearly) can be corrected by eyeglasses, contact lenses, or in some cases surgery.
  • 3. AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION • Macular degeneration, often called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is an eye disorder associated with aging and results in damaging sharp and central vision. • AMD affects the macula, the central part the retina that allows the eye to see fine details. There are two forms of AMD—wet and dry. • Wet AMD is when abnormal blood vessel behind the retina start to grow under the macula, ultimately leading to blood and fluid leakage causing damage and lead to rapid central vision loss. • Dry AMD is when the macula thins overtime as part of aging process, gradually blurring central vision.
  • 4. CATARACT • Cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens and is the leading cause of blindness worldwide, and the leading cause of vision loss • Cataracts can occur at any age because of a variety of causes, and can be present at birth. Although treatment for the removal of cataract is widely available, access barriers such as insurance coverage, treatment costs, patient choice, or lack of awareness prevents them from getting proper treatment. • The total number of people who have cataracts is estimated to increase to 30.1 million by 2020.
  • 5. DIABETIC RETINOPATHY • Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of diabetes. • It is characterized by progressive damage to the blood vessels of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that is necessary for good vision. • The risks of DR are reduced through disease management that includes good control of blood sugar, blood pressure, and lipid abnormalities. • DR progresses through four stages, mild nonproliferative retinopathy (microaneurysms), moderate nonproliferative retinopathy (blockage in some retinal vessels), severe nonproliferative retinopathy (more vessels are blocked leading to deprived retina from blood supply leading to growing new blood vessels), and proliferative retinopathy (most advanced stage).
  • 6. GLAUCOMA • Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye’s optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. • Glaucoma occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises. However, recent findings now show that glaucoma can occur with normal eye pressure. • There are two major categories “open angle” and “closed angle” glaucoma. • Open angle, is a chronic condition that progress slowly over long period of time without the person noticing vision loss until the disease is very advanced, that is why it is called “sneak thief of sight.” • Angle closure can appear suddenly and is painful. Visual loss can progress quickly; however, the pain and discomfort lead patients to seek medical attention before permanent damage occurs.
  • 7. AMBLYOPIA • Amblyopia, also referred to as “lazy eye,” is the most common cause of vision impairment in children. Amblyopia is the medical term used when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working together properly. • The eye itself looks normal, but it is not being used normally because the brain is favoring the other eye. Conditions leading to amblyopia include strabismus, an imbalance in the positioning of the two eyes; more nearsighted, farsighted, or astigmatic in one eye than the other eye, and rarely other eye conditions such as cataract.
  • 8. STRABISMUS • Strabismus involves an imbalance in the positioning of the two eyes. • Strabismus can cause the eyes to cross in (esotropia) or turn out (exotropia). • Strabismus is caused by a lack of coordination between the eyes. As a result, the eyes look in different directions and do not focus simultaneously on a single point. • In most cases of strabismus in children, the cause is unknown. In more than half of these cases, the problem is present at or shortly after birth (congenital strabismus). • When the two eyes fail to focus on the same image, there is reduced or absent depth perception and the brain may learn to ignore the input from one eye, causing permanent vision loss in that eye (one type of amblyopia).