Diseases of the eyes (ophthalmology)

Morning glow syndrome.

Morning glory syndrome is a very rare, usually unilateral, sporadic condition. Bilateral cases (even rarer) may be hereditary.

Coloboma of the optic disc

Optic disc coloboma is a result of incomplete closure of the choroidal fissure. It is a rare condition, usually sporadic, but autosomal dominant inheritance also occurs.

Optic disc drusen

Disc drusen (hyaline bodies) are hyaline-like calcified material within the optic disc. They are clinically present in approximately 0.3% of the population and are often bilateral.

Demyelination is a pathological process in which myelinated nerve fibers lose their insulating myelin sheath. Myelin, phagocytosed by microglia and macrophages, and subsequently by astrocytes, is replaced by fibrous tissue (plaques).

Ischemic optic neuropathy

Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is a partial or total infarction of the optic disc caused by occlusion of the short posterior ciliary arteries.

Eye damage in toxoplasmosis

Depending on the time of infection, a distinction is made between congenital and acquired toxoplasmosis.

Tuberculous chorioretinitis.

In disseminated tuberculous chorioretinitis, ophthalmoscopy reveals foci of varying age and shape in the choroid and retina.

Eye damage in rheumatism

The basis of tissue changes in rheumatism is the systemic disorganization of connective tissue, most profound in the heart and blood vessels, in combination with specific exudative-proliferative reactions and damage to the vessels of the microcirculatory bed, found in all organs.

Septic retinitis

Septic conditions observed after childbirth in patients with endocarditis, cerebrospinal meningitis, pneumonia, etc., are often complicated by retinitis.

Eye lesions in syphilis

During syphilis, the cardiovascular, central nervous systems and other organs, including the eye, are affected at different stages of its course. Changes in the skin of the eyelids and conjunctiva appear. The cornea, vascular tract of the eye and retina are most often affected.