Eye Health Issues and Safety

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Close up of a woman with dark circles under her sunken eyes.
Sunken Eyes
Close-up of a woman's blue eye
Pinpoint Pupils (Miosis)
Image of retina with diabetic retinopathy
What Is Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy?
Person undergoing an eye examination
Flashing Lights in Eyes
Person feeling eye strain and rubbing bridge of nose
Astigmatism vs. Keratoconus: What Are the Differences?
Close-up of a person's face and eyes
Unequal Pupils
Dilated pupil/blue eye.
Dilated Pupils
Person having eye symptoms of tearing and discomfort that could be pink eye or scratched cornea
Scratched Cornea vs. Pink Eye: What Are the Differences?
burning eyes
Why Are My Eyes Burning?
Person with photophobia drawing blind
Light Sensitivity (Photophobia)
Man getting eye swab to detect possible fungal eye infection
Fungal Eye Infections: Everything You Need to Know
Man with pink eye at computer in office setting
Can You Go to Work With Pink Eye?
Person using antibiotic eye drops for pink eye
Antibiotics for Pink Eye: What to Know
Parent checking child for infection around the eye
What Is Periorbital Cellulitis?
Person deciding whether to use a contact lens when waking up with pink eye
Pink Eye and Contact Lenses: What to Know
Eye drops to be used by person with pink eye
What Kind of Eye Drops Can Help Treat Pink Eye?
Checking girl's eyes
What Is Coats Disease?
Man feels eye pain
Eye Pain
Closeup of a red eye of an older woman
Red Eye
Man squinting on bright clear day, may have eye floaters
Eye Floaters
Drooping eyelid of ptosis
Ptosis: Drooping Eyelid
Flash photographs can reveal white pupils (leukocoria)
What Is Leukocoria?
man rubbing eye
Does Your Eye Twitch When You Have a Headache?
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
Is It Pink Eye or Allergies?
Two eye retina photos
7 Types of Retinal Eye Disease
A person analyzing exam results in a monitor - stock photo
What Is Purtscher Retinopathy?
Sun sensitivty
Managing Photosensitivity With Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP)
Cropped shot of dermatologist using the Wood Lamp for diagnosis of skin condition
What Is a Wood’s Lamp Exam?
Mom watches son with amblyopia draw. Part of the picture is dimmer and out of focus.
What Causes Dimness of Vision?
Practitioner guides young woman's gaze
What Is Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia?
Supplements for Preventing Eye Floaters: Zinc bottle, ginkgo biloba bottle, omega-3 fish oil bottle (fatty acids), and vitamin A,C, and E in a bottle.
Why Am I Seeing Black Spots in My Vision?
Woman uses a computer in the evening and has eye fatigue
What Are Visual Distortions?
OCT image of an eye and of the retinal layer
What Causes Fluid Behind the Retina?
An eye with a view inside (Types of Retinopathy)
Types of Retinopathy
Male eye doctor speaking with male patient.
How Central Serous Retinopathy Is Treated
Man with gray hair speaking with female eye doctor.
Central Serous Retinopathy: Causes and Risk Factors
Male patient talking to eye doctor.
Central Serous Retinopathy Symptoms
a young man rubbing his eyes
What Is Staphylococcal Blepharitis?
Woman rubbing eyes while sitting on bed at home
Blepharitis vs. Stye: What Are the Differences?
Older man during eye exam with female eye doctor.
What Is Neovascularization in the Eye?
a man rubbing his eyes
What Is Blepharitis?
Young male child with blonde hair, blue eyes, and glasses smiling.
Ocular Albinism: Overview and More
Finger pressing on a closed eyelid near the lashes
How Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Is Diagnosed
Woman with towel wrapped around her head cleans eye area
How Meibomian Gland Dysfunction is Treated
Young man with a brown eye who has a stye.
Chalazion vs. Stye: What Are the Differences?
Compress over eyes
What Is Meibomian Gland Dysfunction?
Mature woman with dry eyes using laptop
Causes and Risk Factors of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
A doctor in a face mask examines a male patient's eye.
What Is Eye Herpes?
Dry eye symptoms
Symptoms of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Man with a computer and phone holding glasses and experiencing eye strain.
Symptoms of Eye Strain
Picture of one eye with a tear streaming down the cheek.
Epiphora Causes and Treatments
Child with strabismus (squint)
What Is Squint (Strabismus)?
Young man, portrait, close-up
Different Types of Eye Piercings
Woman inserting eye drops.
Diabetic Eye Diseases: Overview and More
aphakia
What Is Aphakia?
Slit lamp eye exam
How Diabetic Retinopathy Is Treated
Older person uses smartphone but appears to have vision difficulties
Diabetic Retinopathy: Symptoms, Stages, and Complications
woman with itchy eyes
Itchy Eyes: Causes, Remedies, and Treatment
Oscillopsia
What Is Oscillopsia?
retinal detachment
Symptoms of Detached Retina