CMV Retinitis
An inflammation of the eye's retina that can lead to blindness.

Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
An inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids), most commonly due to an allergic reaction or an infection.

Eye Herpes
Herpes infection of the eyes, also known as ocular herpes, is more commonly caused by the virus that causes cold sores, Herpes Simplex Virus I (HSV 1).

Hypertensive Retinopathy
Damage to the retina due to high blood pressure.

Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
A potentially visually devastating disease that occurs in the middle aged and the elderly. Loss of vision often includes both the loss of visual field and visual acuity which can vary from being almost normal to severely impaired.

Keratoconus
A degenerative disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a conical shape.

Multiple Sclerosis and Eye Disease
This is the most common eye disorder affecting MS sufferers. It usually occurs because of inflammation of the optic nerve or scarring along the nerves that control visual co-ordination and eye movements. It causes blurred vision, loss of color, blind spots, complete or partial blindness and pain behind the eyes. It normally affects only one eye at a time.

Ocular Hypertension
Increase in the pressure in your eyes that is above the range considered normal with no detectable changes in vision or damage to the structure of your eyes. The term is used to distinguish people with elevated pressure from those with glaucoma, a serious eye disease that causes damage to the optic nerve and vision loss.

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Optic Neuritis
The inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision.

Retinal Vein Occlusion
It is second only to diabetic retinopathy as a cause of visual loss due to retinal vascular disease. This eye condition occurs when the circulation of a retinal vein becomes obstructed by an adjacent blood vessel, causing hemorrhages in the retina. Swelling and ischema (lack of oxygen) of the retina as well as glaucoma are fairly common complications.

Retinitis Pigmentosa
A type of hereditary retinal dystrophy, a group of inherited disorders in which abnormalities of the photoreceptors (rods and cones) or the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of the retina lead to progressive visual loss. Affected individuals first experience darkness or night blindness, followed by tunnel vision and, sometimes, loss of central vision late in the disease.

Stargardt's Disease (STGD)
This disease has been vastly reported as a recessive genetic form of juvenile (AMD) Macular Degeneration that causes progressive vision loss. It is the most common inherited juvenile macular degeneration.

Vitreous Hemorrhage
This occurs when retinal blood vessels rupture and bleed into the vitreous humor.
These hemorrhages result from leakage from abnormal, weak blood vessels and are associated with diabetic retinopathy, trauma and other factors.

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