Ocular pathologies
Ocular Pathologies
It is the part of medicine that deals with the anatomical and physiological disorders of the ocular organ, its tissues and functions, i.e., everything that causes disease or malfunction of the eye.
WHO estimates that 80% of the causes of visual impairment are preventable or curable.
Amblyopia or lazy eye
Amblyopia or lazy eye is defined as a decrease in vision, usually in one eye….
Astigmatism
Astigmatism is a visual alteration produced by the irregularity of the corneal curvature….
Waterfalls
Aging process of the crystalline lens, which loses its transparency, thus decreasing…
Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a lesion or breakdown of the macula. The macula is a small area…
Strabismus
Strabismus is the loss of parallelism of the visual axes. That is, one eye is deviated with respect to the other.
Hyperopia
In hyperopia, the eyeball is slightly smaller than normal and the cornea is usually flatter.
Glaucoma
It is a disease that affects the optic nerve, which is the part of the eye that conducts images to the…
Myopia
Myopia is the condition in which near objects are seen clearly and distant objects are blurred.
Tear Blockage
It occurs when there is a partial or complete blockage of the duct system that transports tears….
Presbyopia or eyestrain
It is the lack of accommodation of the crystalline lens that causes the loss of near vision. This phenomenon is usually produced by…
Keratoconus
It is a disease of the cornea, which progressively evolves. During this evolution, the cornea adopts a conical shape…
Diabetic Retinopathy
If you have diabetes mellitus, your body does not use and store sugar properly, and high blood sugar can damage your blood sugar levels….
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