Non-Refractive Issues of the Eye

which race is more likely to get glaucoma and go blind

african americans

which race is at an increased risk for the less common types of glaucoma (angle closure and normal tension)

asian

what percentage of americans with age-related macular degeneration are white

90

blepharitis

inflammatory condition, red, swollen, itchy, dandruff like flakes on the lashes

hordeolum

a style, red, swollen, bump

contact dermatitis

itching, burning, and swelling of the lids, can be caused by soaps, chemicals, dustpt

ptosis

dropping/sagging of eyelid

myokymia

eye twitching, uncontrollable spasm

conjunctivitis

pink eye, bacterial is more common in children has a sticky yellowish discharge, viral is very contagious

Glaucoma formation

when the aqueous humor is unable to drain it causes the IOP to put more pressure on the optic nerve

age generated macular degeneration

blurs the central vision which causes damage to the macula, the dry form is better which is the presence of yellow deposits, the wet form is when the abnormal blood vessels grow from the choroid underneath the macula

a floater is

specks, thread, or bug or cobweb like images that drift across the line of vision and normal findings as the vitreous loses its jelly like consistency and becomes more liquid

abrasion

caused by a foreign object, itching, injury, rubbing the eyeu

ulcer

an open sore on corneafo

causes of a subconjunctival hemorrhage

coughing, sneezing, vomiting, trauma, blood thinners

how many americans are affected by dry eye

16 million

myokymia causes

stress, caffeine, lack of sleep, allergies, digital device