Diseases of the eyes (ophthalmology)

This category covers eye diseases ophthalmology with symptoms, causes, diagnostics, treatment options, and prevention basics.

Poor vision in children: causes and examination

The main causes of blindness and low vision and their incidence vary across the world, driven by a number of factors (socioeconomic, demographic, geoclimatic, etc.), as well as the level of medical care and, in particular, the state of pediatric ophthalmology services. The prevalence of childhood blindness worldwide is approximately 1.3 million, and the prevalence of visually impaired people is 5.2 million.

Nystagmus in children: causes and treatment

Nystagmus is a rhythmic oscillatory movement of one or both eyes around one or more axes. The movements can be pendulum-like (rhythmic) or jerky (with phases of oscillation varying in speed).

Strabismus in Children: Causes and Correction

Strabismus is a disorder of different nature affecting the oculomotor and visual systems, in which one eye deviates from the common fixation point, leading to impairment of monocular and binocular visual functions.

Myopia: Diagnosis, Correction, Glasses, Lenses, and Surgery

In congenital myopia, early and correct correction is particularly important as the primary means of preventing and treating amblyopia. The earlier glasses are prescribed, the higher the corrected visual acuity and the lesser the degree of amblyopia. Congenital myopia must be identified and corrected within the first year of life.

Myopia: Symptoms of Nearsightedness and Signs of Progression

Both congenital and acquired myopia, in the case of a progressive course, can reach high degrees and be accompanied by the development of complications in the fundus - both in the posterior pole and in the periphery.

Myopia in Children: Diagnosis and Correction

Nearsightedness (myopia) is a type of disproportionate refraction in which parallel rays of light, refracted by the optical system of the eye, are focused in front of the retina.

Refractive errors in children: myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism

Clinical refraction characterizes the proportionality of the optical power of the eye and its anteroposterior axis (the distance from the apex of the cornea to the central fovea of the retina). Clinical refraction is understood as the position of the main focus of the eye relative to the retina.

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