enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Uveitis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uveitis

    Pain in the eye(s) Redness of the eye(s) Blurred vision; Photophobia; Irregular pupil; Signs of anterior uveitis include dilated ciliary vessels, presence of cells and flare in the anterior chamber, and keratic precipitates ("KP") on the posterior surface of the cornea. In severe inflammation there may be evidence of a hypopyon. Old episodes of ...

  3. Peripheral ulcerative keratitis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_ulcerative...

    Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis (PUK) is a group of destructive inflammatory diseases involving the peripheral cornea in human eyes. [1] The symptoms of PUK include pain , redness of the eyeball, photophobia , and decreased vision accompanied by distinctive signs of crescent-shaped damage of the cornea.

  4. Ocular neuropathic pain - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocular_neuropathic_pain

    Ocular neuropathic pain, also called corneal neuralgia, is a spectrum of disorders of ocular pain which are caused by damage or disease affecting the nerves. Ocular neuropathic pain is frequently associated with damaged or dysfunctional corneal nerves, [ 1 ] but the condition can also be caused by peripheral or centralized sensitization. [ 2 ]

  5. Keratoconjunctivitis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconjunctivitis

    Keratoconjunctivitis is a term used to describe inflammation of both the cornea (the clear, front part of the eye) and the conjunctiva (the thin, transparent membrane covering the white part of the eye and lining the inside of the eyelids). This condition can have various causes, and its presentation may vary depending on the underlying factors.

  6. Keratoconus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus

    The patient experiences pain and a sudden severe clouding of vision, with the cornea taking on a translucent milky-white appearance known as a corneal hydrops. [77] Although disconcerting to the patient, the effect is normally temporary and after a period of six to eight weeks, the cornea usually returns to its former transparency.

  7. Acanthamoeba keratitis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthamoeba_keratitis

    In the United States, Acanthamoeba keratitis is nearly always associated with soft contact lens use. [7] Acanthamoeba spp. is most commonly introduced to the eye by contact lenses that have been exposed to the organism through the use of contaminated lens solution, using homemade saline-based solution or tap water, or from wearing contact lenses while bathing or swimming.

  8. White dot syndromes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dot_syndromes

    Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome occurs mostly in females. Symptoms include a sudden loss of central vision, but patients eventually regain normal vision. The white dots are small and located in the posterior pole at the level of the retinal pigment epithelium. The white dots may disappear after the first few weeks of the disease.

  9. Xerophthalmia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerophthalmia

    If untreated, xerophthalmia can lead to dry eye syndrome, corneal ulceration, and ultimately to blindness as a result of corneal and retinal damage. Xerophthalmia usually implies a destructive dryness of the conjunctival epithelium due to dietary vitamin A deficiency—a rare condition in developed countries, but still causing much damage in ...