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Adie's Pupil

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Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Albinism

Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia and the Eye

Amblyopia

Anisocoria

Antibiotic Eye Drops

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Bloodshot Eye

Blue Light

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Botulinum Toxin (Botox) for Facial Wrinkles

Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion (BRVO)

Burning Eyes

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Carotid Arteries

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Cataract and Glaucoma Surgeries Combined

Cataracts

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Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

Chalazia and Stye

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Color Blindness

Color Vision

Colored Rings in the Iris

Computer Use

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Cornea

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Corneal Dystrophies

Corneal Erosion

Corneal Inlays

Corneal Laceration

Corneal Topography

Corneal Transplantation

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Cosmetic Contact Lenses

Crow's Feet

Crusty Eyelid or Eyelashes

Cytomegalovirus Retinitis

Dark Curtain in Vision

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Dementia and the Eye

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Eylea

Face-Down Recovery After Retinal Surgery

Farsightedness (hyperopia)

Feeling of Something in Eye

Flashes of Light

Floaters and Flashes

Floaters in Vision

Fluorescein Angiography

Food and Nutrition

Fovea

Fuchs’ Dystrophy

Fundus

Fungal Keratitis

Giant Cell Arteritis

Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis

Glasses

Glaucoma

Glaucoma and Cataract Surgeries Combined

Gonioscopy

Graves Disease

Grittiness

Halos Around Lights

Headache

Headache

Headache Behind Eye

Hemangioma

Herpes Keratitis

Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

Heterochromia

Histoplasmosis

HIV/AIDS and the Eye

Hyphema

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Inflammation, General

Interferon

Intraocular Implants (IOLs)

Intraocular Pressure

Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome

Iris

Irritation

Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Itchiness

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Uveitis

Juvenile Macular Dystrophy

Keratitis

Keratoconus

Lacrimal Gland

LASIK

Latisse (Bimatoprost Ophthalmic Solution)

Lattice Degeneration

Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)

Lens

Lens Capsule

Light Sensitivity

Limited Movement of Eyelid

Limited Movement of Eyes

Low Vision

Lubricating Eye Drops

Lucentis

Lump on Eyelid

Macula

Macular Edema

Macular Hole

Macular Pucker

Macular Telangiectasia

Marfan Syndrome

Marijuana

Meibomian Glands

Microbiome of the Eye

Microvascular Cranial Nerve Palsy

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Mohs Surgery

Monovision (Blended Vision)

Myasthenia Gravis

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Objects Appear Smaller or Different Sizes

Ocular Hypertension

Ocular Melanoma

Ocular Rosacea

Onchocerciasis (African River Blindness)

Optic Disc

Optic Nerve

Optic Neuritis

Optical Coherence Tomography

Orbital Fracture

Pain Around Eye

Pain Behind Eye

Pain in Eye

Parts of the Eye

Peripheral Retina

Photokeratitis

Photoreceptors

Pigment Dispersion Syndrome

Pinguecula and Pterygium

Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)

Pink Eye (symptom)

Plaquenil

Posterior Capsulotomy

Posterior Vitreous Detachment

Pregnancy

Presbyopia

Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome

Pseudostrabismus

Ptosis

Pupil

Red Eye

Redness-Relieving Eye Drops

Reduced Vision

Refractive Surgery

Retina

Retinal Artery Occlusion

Retinal Detachment

Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinoblastoma

Retinopathy of Prematurity

Ring Around the Cornea

River Blindness (Onchocerciasis)

Rods

Sclera

Scleritis

Scratched Eye

Screen Use and Safety

Secondary Cataract

Shadow or Dark Curtain in Vision

Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

Sjögren's Syndrome

Sleep Crust

Slit Lamp

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE)

Solar Eclipses

Spasm/Twitching

Sports Eye Safety

Spot on Eye, Brown

Spot on Eye, Cloudy or White

Spot on Eye, Red or Pink

Spot on Eye, Yellow

Spot on Eyelid, Colored

Squinting

Starbursts Around Lights

Stargardt Disease

Steroid Tablets

Stickler Syndrome

Strabismus in Children

Straight Lines Look Bent or Wavy

Stroma

Stye and Chalazia

Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

Sun and UV Light

Sunglasses

Swelling Around Eye

Swollen Eye

Tear Duct

Tear Film

Tearing

Tears and Crying

Torn Retina

Toxoplasmosis

Trachoma

Transplantation and the Eye

Travel and Eye Health

Trichiasis

Trichotillomania

Tunnel Vision

Usher Syndrome

Uvea

Uveitis

Veterans

Vision Loss, Central

Vision Loss, General

Vision Loss, Peripheral (Side)

Vitamin A Deficiency

Vitrectomy Surgery

Vitreomacular Traction

Vitreous

Zonules

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An eyedrop called Upneeq is the first drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to treat acquired ptosis, a condition where the upper eyelid droops over the eye.

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