Introduction
Tears rinse debris from the eye and are drained into the nose through two small pores (lacrimal puncta) in the inner corner of the upper and lower eyelid.
Each punctum leads to a horizontal drainage channel (lacrimal canaliculi), which...
Patients with diabetes run a greater risk of experiencing eye related compilations than patients who do not suffer from diabetes. The most common complications include cataract, glaucoma, retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, anterior ischemic optic n...
Definition
Ectropion is the condition that causes the eversion of the lower eyelid and its loosening away from the eye. Lower eyelid ectropion is more common in older people and can affect the whole eyelid or part of it
Symptoms
Symptoms widely de...
Definition
Entropion is a pathological condition, in which the eyelid turns inwards causing irritation, while it can also threaten eyesight..
Cause
The most common cause of a lower-lid entropion is instability of the eyelid structures, which is mo...
Macular pucker is a transparent membrane that appears on the surface of the retina, which is the nervous layer of the eye. When this membrane appears on the macula, which is the center of the retina, it can affect the quality of vision.This membr...
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is one of the main causes of eyesight loss in people over 60.There are two types of Age-related Macular DegenerationDry and
Wet (exudative).The dry type affects approximately 85% of individu...
Ο καταρράκτης είναι η θόλωση του φυσικού φακού του οφθαλμού που πραγματοποιείται με την πάροδο των χρόνων. Ο φακός βρίσκεται πίσω από την ίριδα (το έγχρωμο τμήμα του οφθαλμού) και έχει την ικανότητα να κινείται και να αλλάζει σχήμα, η λειτουργία του μοιάζει με τη λειτουργία του φακού μιας φωτογραφικής κάμερας, εστιάζοντας τις φωτεινές εικόνες στον αμφιβληστροειδή.
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy is a condition that usually affects young people (30-40 years old) but may also affect the elderly.Patients usually experience a mild or medium vision decrease, which in some cases may be largely restored without ...
Definition
Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory, progressive eye disorder which is considered a corneal ectasia and in which the cornea is deformed and takes a conical form.It is characterized by:Central or paracentral thinning of the layer, ...
The human eye is like a hollow ball 4/5 of which is filled by a gel called vitreous. At a microscopic level the gel consists of a three-dimensional fibrillar skeleton surrounded by water.As we age the vitreous starts to degenerate and loses its s...
