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What Is Keratitis? Symptoms and Treatment
What Is Chalazion? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Tips For Taking Care Of Your Eyes This Winter
Astigmatism
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What Is Keratitis? Symptoms and Treatment
Background The word Keratitis refers to the inflammation of the cornea, which is the transparent hemispherical structure present at the front of the eye. This …
What Is Chalazion? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Background The word Chalazion refers to inflammation within the fats of the glands of the eyelid which is generally non-infectious in origin. This inflammation generally …
Tips For Taking Care Of Your Eyes This Winter
Winter usually means toasty fires and hot coffee. Yet for millions of patients with eye allergies, winter can be a never-ending barrage of irritating symptoms. …
Astigmatism
Astigmatism is a type of ametropia. The term ametropia means that due to abnormalities within the refractive structures of the eye or due to an …
Presbyopia (Loss of nearby focus)
Accommodation is a process through which the contraction and/or relaxation of the ciliary muscle and the zonular fibres causes the shape of the lens to …
Hypermetropia, hyperopia (Far-sightedness)
Hypermetropia, hyperopia or far-sightedness is a type of ametropia. The term ametropia means that due to abnormalities within the refractive structures of the eye or …
Myopia (Near-sightedness)
Myopia or near-sightedness is a type of ametropia. The term ametropia means that due to abnormalities within the refractive structures of the eye or due …
Refractive Errors
Normal functioning of the eye: The retina is the innermost layer of the eye. It senses light rays coming from the outside world and converts …
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
The word conjunctivitis refers to an inflammation of the transparent membrane that covers the peripheral parts of the eye and the inner surface of the …