Eye Related Problems

• Achromotropsia aka Maskun

  - a low cone count or lack of function in cone cells

• Age-related macular degeneration

  - the photosensitive cells in the macula malfunction and over time cease to work

• Aniridia

  - a rare congenital eye condition leading to underdevelopment or even absence of the iris of the eye

• Amblyopia aka lazy eye

  - poor or blurry vision due to either no transmission or poor transmission of the visual image to the brain

• Anisometropia

  - the lenses of the two eyes have different focal lengths

• Arc eye aka snow blindness

  - a painful condition caused by exposure of unprotected eyes to bright light

• Astigmatism

  - the cornea or the lens of the eye is not perfectly spherical, resulting in different focal points in different planes.

• Blindness

  - the brain does not receive optical information, through various causes

• Cataracts

  - the lens becomes opaque

• Color blindness

  - the inability to perceive differences between some or all colors that other people can distinguish

• Common Eye Conditions in Children

• Conjunctivitis

  - inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids)

• Diabetic Retinopathy

• Dry Eyes

  - Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

• Esotropia

  - the tendency for eyes to become cross-eyed

• Exotropia

  - the tendency for eyes to look outward

• Eyelid Problems

• Farsightedness aka Hyperopia

  - the inability to focus on near objects, often caused by the eyeball being too short

• Floaters

  - shadow-like shapes which appear singly or together with several others in the field of vision
  - view the powerpoint presentation on Floaters and Flashes

• Glaucoma

  - increased intraocular pressure causes damage to the optic nerve

• Hyperopia aka Farsightedness

  - the inability to focus on near objects, often caused by the eyeball being too short

• Keratoconus

  - the cornea thins and changes shape to be more like a cone than a parabola

• Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

  - dry eyes

• Low Vision

• Maskun aka Achromotropsia

  - a low cone count or lack of function in cone cells

• Myopia

  - also known as nearsightedness. It is a refractive error in which the image focuses in front of the retina, leading to far away objects to become blurred

• Night blindness aka Nyctalopia

  - a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in the dark

• Nyctalopia aka Nightblindness

  - a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in the dark

• Ophthalmoplegia

  - the partial or total paralysis of the eye muscles

• Presbyopia

  - a condition that occurs with growing age and results in the inability of the human eye to focus on objects up close

• Retinal detachment

  - the retina detaches from the choroid, leading to blurred and distorted vision

• Retinopathy

  - general term referring to non-inflammatory damage to the retina of the eye

• Retinoschisis

  - the retina separates into several layers and may detach

• Scotoma aka Blind spot

• Snow blindness aka Arc eye

  - a painful condition caused by exposure of unprotected eyes to bright light

• Strabismus aka Crossed eye or Wandering eye

  (or, for one outward-turned eye, walleye) - a disorder of the eyes involving a lack of coordination between the muscles of the eyes

• Uveitis

  - inflammatory process involving the interior of the eye.