Diseases of the eyes (ophthalmology)

Leptospirosis of the eye: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Leptospirosis is an acute infectious disease related to zoonoses. It is characterized by predominant damage to the liver, kidneys, cardiovascular, nervous system and eyes.

Listeriosis of the eye

Listeriosis is an acute infectious disease from the group of zoonoses. It is characterized by multiple routes of infection, damage to the lymph nodes, central nervous system, mononucleosis of white blood cells, and often a state of septicemia. In general, listeriosis occurs as infectious mononucleosis.

Fungal eye lesions: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Fungal infections of the visual organ have been known for over 100 years. For a long time, this pathology was considered very rare, dangerous types of fungi for the eyes were counted in units, publications about the diseases they caused were mostly casuistic. However, starting in the 50s, reports of such diseases became more frequent.

Gonorrhea of the eye

Gonorrhea is a venereal disease of humans with predominant damage to the mucous membranes of the urogenital organs. Gonorrhea of the eyes can develop in adults suffering from gonorrhea of the urogenital tract, as a result of infection being carried into the conjunctival cavity, in persons in contact with patients if they do not observe hygiene rules.

Hyphema (hemorrhage in the anterior chamber of the eye).

Hyphema (bleeding into the anterior chamber of the eye) is an eye injury that requires immediate attention from an ophthalmologist.

Eye bruises and wounds: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

The consequences of blunt eye trauma range from disruption of the eyelid to damage to the orbit.

Corneal erosion: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Corneal erosion is a self-limiting, superficial epithelial defect.

Allergic uveitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

In the immunopathology of the visual organ, the vascular tract is given leading importance, as evidenced by the large number of published works. Research has been especially intensive in recent years.

Allergic keratitis

The range of allergic reactions and diseases of the cornea is still less clearly defined than allergies of the accessory apparatus of the eye.

Contact dermatitis and eyelid eczema

Contact dermatitis and eyelid eczema are forms of the disease that occur much more frequently than many other allergic eye diseases. Reflecting the reaction to a variety of external and internal factors, they differ from each other in some features of the clinical picture and its dynamics.