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Eye Diseases and Problems as well as Symptoms and Treatments

By Michael Cheung

I have some eye problems myself and want to know what other problems are out there that people can get as well as diseases.

Why I’m Asking This Question

Ptosis “Lazy Eye” Sty

What I Already Knew

Causes of the Disease or problem Whether they are hereditary or not Progression of the Disease

What I Wanted Learn

American Optometric Association Website

MedLinePlus To double check info

How I Went About My Search

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Irregular shaped Cornea

Thought to be Hereditary

Can worsen or fade away

Comprehensive eye exam

Treatments

Laser Surgery Rigid Contact

Lenses (Orthokeratology or Ortho-K)

Astigmatism

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AKA Farsightedness and Nearsightedness

Not Enough to Too much curve of Cornea

Myopia Inherited or Visual Stress

Myopia Can progress form 1 year old to 20

Treatment

Not exactly any treatment for hyperopia

Glasses, Ortho-K, Contacts for Myopia

Hyperopia and Myopia

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Two Types Wet and Dry

Loss of central vision as well as the leading cause of blindness

Treatment

If found early Laser for Wet AMD though it is only temporary

Eating Low-fat and Dark green leafy vegetables can slow the progression

Macular Degeneration

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Involuntary repetitive uncontrolled eye movement

Inherited or caused by other medical problems

Treatment

Not really any treatment however one may find a “null point”

Nystagmus

That most conditions involve the cornea Not many actually cause blindness

(Within the 5 that was researched) That most are hereditary or condition

that one is born with

What I Think About All This

American Optometric Association. Eye & Vision Problems. n.d. 19 March 2014

<http://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems>.

MedLinePlus. Eyes and Visions. n.d. 19 March 2014 <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eyesandvision.html>.

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