Diseases of the eyes (ophthalmology)

Melanoma of the conjunctiva

Conjunctival melanoma accounts for approximately 2% of ocular malignancies.

Conjunctival nevus: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

A conjunctival nevus is a relatively rare, benign, usually unilateral formation. The most common localization of a conjunctival nevus is the perilimbal region, followed by the conjunctival fold and caruncle.

Conjunctivitis caused by toxic substances

Over-the-counter eye decongestants can be used to self-treat eye redness and discomfort.

Upper limbal keratoconjunctivitis

Theodore's superior limbal keratoconjunctivitis is a rare chronic inflammation that usually affects middle-aged women who may have thyroid dysfunction.

Stevens-Johnson syndrome: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Stevens-Johnson syndrome is an acute disease that has a severe course and causes blisters on the skin and mucous membranes. Stevens-Johnson syndrome occurs most often in young people, and men are more often affected than women.

Scar pemphigoid: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Cicatricial pemphigoid is a chronic, bilateral, progressive scarring and shrinkage of the conjunctiva with corneal opacity. Early symptoms are hyperemia, discomfort, itching, and discharge; progression leads to damage to both eyelids and the cornea and sometimes blindness.

Granular conjunctivitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

The most common diseases of granular conjunctivitis include follicular conjunctivitis, trachoma and folliculosis.

Trachoma

Trachoma is a specific, contact-transmitted chronic infectious, usually bilateral, inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye, expressed by its diffuse infiltration with the formation of follicles (grains), their degeneration, decay and subsequent scarring.

Pterygium: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Pterygium, or pterygium, is a flat, superficial, fibrovascular, degeneratively altered fold of the conjunctiva of a triangular shape that grows onto the cornea.

Pinguecula: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Pinguecula is a slightly raised yellow-white deposit of a directional shape above the conjunctiva, which is located a few millimeters from the limbus in the area of the eye slit on the side of the nose or temple.