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  2. Macular degeneration - Wikipedia

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    It most commonly occurs in people over the age of fifty and in the United States is the most common cause of vision loss in this age group. [1] [3] About 0.4% of people between 50 and 60 have the disease, while it occurs in 0.7% of people 60 to 70, 2.3% of those 70 to 80, and nearly 12% of people over 80 years old. [3]

  3. Diabetic retinopathy - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic retinopathy. Often asymptomatic, but can cause spots in the eye and vision loss. Diabetic retinopathy (also known as diabetic eye disease), is a medical condition in which damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes. It is a leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Diabetic retinopathy affects up to 80 percent of those who ...

  4. Glaucoma - Wikipedia

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    6–67 million [2][4] Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that lead to damage of the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain. Glaucoma may cause vision loss if left untreated. It has been called the "silent thief of sight" because the loss of vision usually occurs slowly over a long period of time. [5]

  5. Optic nerve hypoplasia - Wikipedia

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    Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is a medical condition arising from the underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the optic nerve (s). This condition is the most common congenital optic nerve anomaly. The optic disc appears abnormally small, because not all the optic nerve axons have developed properly. [1] It is often associated with endocrinopathies ...

  6. Myopia - Wikipedia

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    Myopia, also known as near-sightedness and short-sightedness, [ 5 ] is an eye disease [ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ] where light from distant objects focuses in front of, instead of on, the retina. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 7 ] As a result, distant objects appear blurry while close objects appear normal. [ 1 ]

  7. Epiretinal membrane - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Ophthalmology. Epiretinal membrane or macular pucker is a disease of the eye in response to changes in the vitreous humor or more rarely, diabetes. Sometimes, as a result of immune system response to protect the retina, cells converge in the macular area as the vitreous ages and pulls away in posterior vitreous detachment (PVD).

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