Diseases of the eyes (ophthalmology)

Bullous keratopathy

Bullous keratopathy is the presence of epithelial blisters in the cornea that occur due to pathology of the corneal endothelium.

Eye damage from the herpes zoster virus

Eye damage caused by the herpes zoster virus, or Herpes Zoster. Symptoms include rashes on the forehead and painful inflammation of all tissues of the anterior and sometimes posterior segments of the eye.

Xerophthalmia

Xerophthalmia (xerotic keratitis, keratomalacia) is a degeneration of the cornea caused by nutritional deficiency.

Uveitis due to connective tissue diseases

A group of connective tissue diseases cause inflammation of the uveal tract, resulting in uveitis.

Infectious uveitis

A group of infections can cause uveitis. The most common are herpes virus, cytomegalovirus, and toxoplasmosis.

Hereditary optic neuropathies

Hereditary optic neuropathies are genetic defects that cause vision loss, sometimes with cardiac or neurological abnormalities. There is no effective treatment.

Ischemic optic neuropathy

Ischemic optic neuropathy is an infarction of the optic nerve head. The only symptom is painless loss of vision. The diagnosis is clinical. Treatment is ineffective.

Herpes of the eye: symptoms

Herpetic eye lesions are among the most common viral diseases in humans.

Eye lesions in chickenpox, measles, rubella

The eye can also be involved in the process with other common viral diseases; in particular, chickenpox, measles, rubella.

Brucellosis of the eye

Brucellosis (Bang's disease, Malta fever, melitococcus) is a common infectious-allergic disease belonging to the group of zoonoses.