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Eye Diseases

What diseases can affect the eye?

Even if your eyes feel healthy, you could have a problem and not know it. That's why regular eye exams are so important. Refractive errors are the most common type of vision problem that makes it hard to see clearly. But some eye conditions or diseases don't have any symptoms and can lead to a permanent loss of vision.

Some common eye diseases and conditions include:

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  1. Eye Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... to a permanent loss of vision. Some common eye diseases and conditions include: Cataracts, which happens when the ... spread very easily. What are the symptoms of eye diseases? Some eye conditions and diseases do not always ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/eyediseases.html - Health Topics
  2. Eye Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... sense of the world around them. But some eye diseases can lead to vision loss, so it is important to identify and treat eye diseases as early as possible. You should get your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/eyecare.html - Health Topics
  3. Fish-eye disease 
    Fish-eye disease, also called partial LCAT deficiency, is a disorder that causes the clear front surface of the eyes (the corneas) to gradually become cloudy. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/fish-eye-disease - Genetics
  4. Diabetic Eye Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    Diabetic Eye Problems/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Diabetic Eye Problems ... Diabetic Eye Problems/Start Here ... Diabetic Eye Problems ... National Institute of Diabetes ...
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/.../diabetic-eye-disease - External Health Links
  5. Herpes Eye Disease (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)  
    Herpes Simplex/Related Issues ... Herpes Simplex ... American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus ... GLOSSARY, TERMS, ACRONYMS, PHRASES, DEFINITIONS, ...
    https://www.aapos.org/glossary/herpes-eye-disease - External Health Links
  6. Diabetes and eye disease 
    ... who is trained to diagnose and treat diabetic eye diseases. If your eye doctor notices new blood vessels ... Diabetic eye disease can lead to reduced vision and blindness.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001212.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Get an Eye Disease Screening at 40 (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    Adults with no signs or risk factors for eye disease should get an eye disease screening at age 40. If you have symptoms ...
    https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/screening - External Health Links
  8. Aflibercept Injection 
    ... perform other daily activities), diabetic macular edema (an eye disease caused by diabetes that can lead to vision ... treat macular edema after retinal vein occlusion (an eye disease caused by blockage of blood flow from the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a612004.html - Drugs and Supplements
  9. Eye Disease Simulations From the National Institutes of Health (National Eye Institute)  
    Vision Impairment and Blindness/Images ... Vision Impairment and Blindness ... Eye Diseases/Images ... Eye Diseases ... Diabetic Eye Problems/Images ... Diabetic Eye Problems ... National ...
    https://medialibrary.nei.nih.gov/...ds=&f[0]=category:8#main-content - External Health Links
  10. Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS/AREDS2) From the National Institutes of Health (National Eye Institute)  
    The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) and AREDS2 are major clinical trials sponsored by the National Eye Institute. The AREDS studies were designed ...
    https://www.nei.nih.gov/...e-related-eye-disease-studies-aredsareds2 - External Health Links
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