Eye diseases affect a substantial portion of the U.S. population. The eyes can develop transient or chronic diseases, ranging in severity from mild to potentially vision-threatening. The eyes are complex structures, composed of diverse tissue...
Caffeine is a stimulant found in many foods and beverages such as coffee, tea, chocolate and many types of cola. If you have a moderate intake of caffeine and lead a healthy lifestyle, The American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs...
AMD, age related macular degeneration, afflicts over 10 million people in the U.S., according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. The older a person becomes, the more likely he is to experience AMD; for people over 60, the disease is the...
An abnormally high level of cholesterol can make your arteries harden, a condition called atherosclerosis. The arteries usually affected by this condition include the coronary arteries of the heart, the large aorta that carries blood from the...
Thyroid disease results when the thyroid, a gland in the neck, secretes too little or too much of the hormones it produces. These conditions may affect many functions of the body and can affect the eyes as well. Thyroid eye disease, also called...
Your thyroid gland, located in your neck, provides the hormones necessary to many metabolic processes in your body. Poor gland function, secreting too much or too little, may cause a thyroid disease. This condition can affect your eyes, and this...
Different teams of scientists have been investigating whether there is a connection between eye disease and protein. Research has determined that proteins are associated with a diabetic eye disease, associated with macular degeneration, with...
A degenerative eye disease is a collective term for a disease that affects the various parts of the eye, including the retina, cornea, iris and macula. The common prognosis is a progressive loss of central vision. The diseases of the eye can be...
Chances of contracting various diseases increase with age. One commonly encountered age-related condition is the age-related eye disease, or ARED. Dr. Robert Nussenblatt, scientific director of the National Eye Institute, states that people aged...
Many diseases could affect your eyes. Common eye conditions include macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataracts, all of which may result in significant vision loss. If you have one or more of these conditions or risk factors for eye disease, you...
According to the United Kingdom charity, Vision Matters, sight is the sense people fear losing the most; however, many people take sight for granted. A number of conditions can affect the eye and some may even lead to vision loss, such as glaucoma...
The thyroid is a gland in your neck that produces hormones to regulate your body's metabolic processes. If your thyroid secretes too much or too little of the hormone, you may have thyroid disease. Thyroid disease can affect your eyes, a condition...
In addition to many health complications, thyroid disease could affect the eyes, a condition called Graves' disease or thyroid eye disease. This condition results in inflammation or swelling of the muscles and tissue around the eye as well as...
Many foods have cholesterol, and your body requires some cholesterol in order to keep cells healthy. If you have a high intake of cholesterol, the excess will line your blood vessels with waxy deposits, gradually narrowing the passage for blood...
Eye disease is a serious complication of diabetes. In the United States, the leading cause of blindness among adults is diabetic retinopathy, according to Medline Plus. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common type of eye disease resulting from...
Dry eye syndrome has many causes including inadequate tear production, quick tear evaporation, inflammation, gland dysfunction or tears that lack the needed mucus to stick to the eye's surface. Mildly dry eyes become irritated, itchy and sensitive...
The thyroid gland, located in your neck, produces hormones that help to regulate many aspects of your body's metabolism. Thyroid disease typically occurs when the gland produces too much or too little of these hormones, requiring medication to...
Each year, approximately 1 million Americans learn that they are victims of Graves' eye disease, an autoimmune disorder that can lead to blindness. The disease most frequently attacks women in their 20s and 30s, but men also are at risk. Smokers...
Every eye disease has a distinct treatment. However, in some cases, the treatment does not resolve the condition, but treatment may prevent permanent damage to the eye or vision. An eye doctor will discuss the treatment options available for the...
Ophthalmologists and optometrists recommend that you eat specific foods or take supplements that contain several types of vitamins to help prevent the advancement of certain eye diseases. According to the American Optometric Association, or AOA,...
People who experience vision problems, such as blurred vision, halos around lights and blind spots, should always consult with a medical professional, as these problems could be symptoms of eye disease, according to MedlinePlus. Optometrists...
Eye diseases may cause minor damage to the eye, but some conditions result in serious vision loss. Doctors determine treatments for eye disease based on the disease itself, since some respond best to certain methods. Knowing about the options may...
Many people experience the discomfort of red, itchy or painful eye symptoms every now and then. These symptoms often indicate an environmental irritant or a problem with glasses or contact lenses. Contagious eye conditions can cause swelling,...
Many eye conditions do not cause serious eye problems, though some diseases may result in vision loss. Routine eye exams will help detect eye diseases and prevent damage to the eye. The doctor will perform vision tests and examine the back of the...
The immune system works to protect the body from foreign invaders, such as bacteria and viruses. Sometimes, however, the cells of the immune system fail to differentiate between invaders and normal, healthy cells. Autoimmune diseases are those...
The eyes are complex organs that can be affected by many diseases. Blurred vision, double vision and blindness are common symptoms of eye diseases that are experienced by thousands of people each year. Common diseases such as cataracts and...
Allergic eye disease is a broad term that encompasses several different types of eye conditions. All of these conditions involve irritation and inflammation of the conjunctiva. The most common conditions---seasonal and perennial allergic...
Many people have eye conditions that affect the health of the eye, often resulting in vision loss. Routine eye exams help doctors monitor for any changes in vision or other signs of disease, but if a person has good vision and no discomfort, she...
Fuchs' dystrophy, Fuchs' heterochromic uveitis and Fuchs' spots are three different types of eye diseases all named for the same man, Ernst Fuchs. He was a Viennese professor in the early 1900s who described and named the three ocular diseases now...
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