Changes of the retina in the arterial hypertension are the indicator of the state of blood vessels in other organs; therefore, examination of the eye background should be an integral […]
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CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY
Central serous retinopathy is a disorder that affects the central part of the retina or yellow spot (macula). The disease usually affects younger people and people of middle age (25-50 […]
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DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Diabetes mellitus (DM), i.e. diabetes, in the world today has a 2 – 3% of the population. Today we are talking about two forms of DM: Insulin-dependent (type I) […]
Read more »THE RETINA
RETINOSCHISIS (SPLITTING OF THE RETINA) Retinoschisis is an eye disease characterized by abnormal splitting of the neurosensitive layers of the retina, usually in the outer plexiform layer, resulting in loss […]
Read more »DYSGENESES OF THE IRIS AND THE CHOROID
DYSGENESES OF THE IRIS AND THE CHOROID With aniridia the iris is undeveloped – there is only a narrow atrophic ring of the iris tissue, and the pupil is huge. […]
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STAFILOM OF THE SCLERA
It is a degenerative change – protrusion of the locally thinned sclera Causes: Thinning is caused by inflammation, poorly repaired perforated injury, high myopia or very high intraocular […]
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DYSTROPHIES OF THE CORNEA
These are hereditary multiple corneal turbidities. They are called by the appearance of turbidity (annular, macular, granular, mesh, crystal, drop), or according to the authors (Meesman, Cogan, Reis Buckler, Groenouw, […]
Read more »DYSGENESES OF THE CORNEA
These are congenital disorders of the corneal anatomy: Microcornea – corneal diameter less than 10 mm Cornea of the plan – the cornea is curved at the same radius as […]
Read more »CORNEAL EROSION
Since the corneal epithelium and its basement membrane are of different embryological origin, the connection between them is weak. Therefore even a small trauma can cause erosion, i.e. the separation […]
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DEGENERATIONS OF THE CORNEA
Those are acquired diseases which are associated with earlier corneal diseases (inflammation, injury, surgery on the cornea, lagophtalmus), metabolic disorders, atrophy of the eyeball or of unknown causes. Depending on […]
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