How the eye works and how we see, the diseases and disorders that affect vision, eye cancers, and the eyewear, safety and treatments that protect it.
128 HealthJournals
If your eyes feel healthy, it's easy to assume they are healthy. But many eye diseases don't have any warning signs — so you could have an eye problem and not know it. The good news is, there's a lot you can do to set yourself up for a lifetime of seeing well! Learn ways to keep your eyes healthy.
A retinal detachment isn’t the first injury you think of when you hear about a car crash, but it isn’t entirely rare either. Along with glaucoma, cataracts, and diabetic retinopathy, this condition is one of the top eye diseases in the world. Learn how to protect your eyes.
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness, and over 4 million Americans are affected by this disorder. We can’t prevent it, but we can stop or slow its progression if it’s caught early enough. Learn the key facts about glaucoma.
Blurry vision, trouble seeing at night, colors looking dull? It might be cataracts. They're super common as we get older, but the good news is they're also one of the easiest eye issues to treat — read more.
The eye is the major sensory organ involved in vision. Light waves are transmitted across the cornea and enter the eye through the pupil. Learn more about the structure and function of the eye.
Eyewear such as glasses and contact lenses corrects vision, and protective eyewear guards the eyes from injury. Related topics include contact lens care and safety, contact lenses for children, routine eye care and eye safety for children in sports.
Vision is how the eyes and brain turn light into sight, in children and adults alike. Vision loss ranges from low vision and blindness to color blindness, and Charles Bonnet syndrome can make people with vision loss see things that aren't there. Duane syndrome limits how the eyes move.
Some eye problems are minor and go away, while others can cause vision loss or blindness. Learn about the most common diseases of the eye and why early detection is key for healthy vision.
Eye Diseases 
Dry Eye 
Eye Floaters 
Retinal Disorders 
Eye Movement Disorders 
Macular Degeneration 
Amblyopia 
Strabismus 
Cataract 
Graves' Eye Disease 
Macular Pucker 
Retinal Detachment 
Multifocal Choroiditis 
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion 
Papilledema 
Keratoconus 
Panuveitis 
Horner Syndrome 
Corneal Dystrophies Optic Nerve Disorders 
Blepharospasm 
Corneal Disorders 
Adie Syndrome 
Convergence Insufficiency 
Vitreous Detachment 
Eyelid Disorders 
Macular Edema 
Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis 
Macular Hole 
Double Vision 
Vision Impairment and Blindness 
North Carolina Macular Dystrophy 
Lattice Corneal Dystrophy Type I 
Infantile Cerebellar Retinal Degeneration Norrie Disease 
Brittle Cornea Syndrome 
Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy 
Aniridia 
Oculocutaneous Albinism 
Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy 
Visual Snow Syndrome 
Heterochromia Iridis 
Goldmann-Favre Syndrome 
Retinochoroidal Coloboma 
Microphthalmia 
Coloboma 
Peters Anomaly 
Anophthalmia Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy 
Cogan Syndrome 
Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy Usher Syndrome 
Leber Congenital Amaurosis 
Fish-Eye Disease 
Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy 
Coats Disease Cat Eye Syndrome 
Cerulean Cataract 
Posterior Column Ataxia with Retinitis Pigmentosa 
Anophthalmia Plus Syndrome 
Duane-Radial Ray Syndrome 
Stargardt Macular Degeneration MYH9-Related Disorder Ocular Albinism 
Color Blindness 
Achromatopsia Chandler's Syndrome 
Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy Eye disease treatment includes surgery to correct vision or to repair the eye. Options include LASIK and phakic intraocular lenses for refractive errors, corneal transplants, vitrectomy for problems with the retina and vitreous, and laser photocoagulation for diabetic eye disease.
Eye cancer is rare. Learn about symptoms, treatments and the different types, including retinoblastoma. It most often affects young children.
Eye health needs change across life, and some eye conditions belong to one stage of it. In newborns and children they include retinopathy of prematurity, pink eye in newborns and cerebral visual impairment; in older adults, cataract and macular degeneration.
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