Surgery– Surgical procedures can be performed to create a new drainage channel for fluid to leave the eye. This can be a very effective procedure but it may result in a small blister on the eye, hidden under the upper eyelid and medicine used to reduce the risk of scarring. ...
Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy– Also referred to as pseudophakic corneal edema. This is the development of bullous keratopathy, or irreversible corneal edema, that occurs after cataract surgery when an intraocular lens is placed in the eye. Aphakic bullous keratopathy– Also referred to as aphakic...
A corneal ulcer can cause severe vision loss from scarring. Since dry eyes are at higher risk of corneal abrasions, the risk of vision loss related to corneal ulcers is higher too. Can dry eye syndrome be cured? Dry eye syndrome is not always wholly curable. Whether or not dry eye synd...
Onchocerciasis happens when Onchocercalarvae reach the eyes. Here the body'sinflammatory responsekills them. The dead larvae accumulate in the eye’s tissues and cause scarring. Also, the inflammatory response further damages the eyes. All of this eventually leads tovisual impairment or even blindn...
It's due to a defect in the shape of the cornea, the surface layer at the front of the eye, and although it's often inherited and present at birth, it can also occur after eye surgery as a result of scarring.SIGHT SAVERS: Besides glasses, surgery can reshape the cornea, correctin...
Some of the targets for ending avoidable childhood blindness included eliminating corneal scarring from vitamin A deficiency and measles, eradicating new cases of congenital rubella syndrome, providing appropriate surgery for all children with congenital cataracts coupled with immediate optical correction, ...
This anterior corneal dystrophy causesscarringand clouding of Bowman’s membrane, resulting in blurry vision or double vision in one eye. It often results in painful, recurrent corneal erosions and severe visual impairment in early childhood. By 20 years of age, decreased vision andforeign body ...
Today I found out what causes “eye floaters”. For those who’ve never experienced this phenomenon, eye floaters are little oddly shaped objects that appear in your vision, often when one looks at bright light such as a blue sky. Their shapes vary greatly, but will often appear as ...
This type of AMD is called “wet” or exudative because blood and fluid leak from abnormal blood vessels that have begun to grow under the retina — a process known as neovascularization. Scarring and tissue damage progress rapidly, resulting in faster vision loss than with the dry form of ...