Glaucoma

“Glaucoma,” a Principal Cause of Blindness. Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of blindness. It is a disease of the eye in which the ...

Cataracts

“Cataracts” are an especially common eye abnormality that occurs mainly in older people.A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the lens. I...

Astigmatism

Astigmatism is a refractive error of the eye that causes the visual image in one plane to focus at a different distance from that of the pl...

Presbyopia

As a person grows older, the lens grows larger and thicker and becomes far less elastic, partly because of progressive denaturation of the l...

Eye Diseases

Eye Diseases Some eye problems are minor and fleeting. But some lead to a permanent loss of vision. Common eye problems include Cataracts - ...