partial list of human eye diseases and disorders. The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a classification of known diseases and injuries, the International...

diseases, such as type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, are more likely to be affected. Smoking increases the risk of disease and may worsen eye problems...

prevent tears from draining from the surface of the eye. Dry eye syndrome is a common eye disease. It affects 5–34% of people to some degree depending...

Coats' disease is a rare congenital, nonhereditary eye disorder, causing full or partial blindness, characterized by abnormal development of blood vessels...

Diabetic retinopathy (also known as diabetic eye disease), is a medical condition in which damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes. It is a leading...

sought in a particular aspect of eye pathology. Ophthalmologists prescribe medications to treat ailments, such as eye diseases, implement laser therapy, and...

The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) was a clinical trial sponsored by the National Eye Institute that ran from 1992 to 2001. The study was designed...

disease include "Blue Eye Syndrome" and "Porcine Paramyxovirus Blue Eye Disease", and "La Piedad Michoacán Paramyxovirus Infection". Blue eye disease...

pink eye or Madras eye, is inflammation of the outermost layer of the white part of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid. It makes the eye appear...

lesions similar to pyoderma gangrenosum. Inflammatory eye disease can develop early in the disease course and lead to permanent vision loss in 20 percent...