Category: Degenerative diseases of the eye

Keratoconus is a disease of the eye, specifically of the cornea. Cornea, which is normally in hemispherical form, gradually becomes thinner and bulges like a cone. The disorder of the corneal form disrupts the proper entry of light into the eye and its focus on the retina, so as a consequence visual disorders occur. The […]

It is the breaking of the blood vessels in the conjunctiva. Blood reddens the conjunctiva. It is usually spontaneous, completely painless, more frequently in hypertensive patients and elderly people, especially due to vomiting, coughing, straining, and rarely the result of trauma. It disappears for 1-3 weeks without any therapy.         

It is a vertical skin fold to the root of the nose that covers the inner eye corner. Usually it is a congenital malformation and is present in Down syndrome. It can exist in healthy children, when it disappears by the age of five. Causes: It is a degenerative hyperplasic change of the bulbar conjunctiva […]

  It is a hyaline degeneration of conjunctiva binder by the medial part of the limbus of the cornea. It is yellowish in color, round in shape, measuring about 2 mm. It is very common after the age of thirty.     Treatment: Does not require treatment, if prone to inflammation (pingueculitis) or if the […]

Blepharospasm is a type of a focal dystonia that is characterized by sudden and uncontrollable contraction of the eyelids, so that the patient has a problem with spontaneous eye opening. It occurs mainly in older age, usually on both sides, but sometimes it can affect only one side.       Severity and frequency of […]

Blepharoptosis or ptosis (eyelid ptosis) is not uncommon. We use this term when we say that the eyelid covers the cornea more than the normal one, i.e. when the opening between the eyelids is narrower. Normal upper eyelid covers the cornea for 1-2 mm.   Types: Ptosis may be unilateral or bilateral, acquired or congenital. […]

Abnormal down of the upper eyelid due to damage of the third brain nerve.   Types: Acquired ptosis: this includes ptosis which occur in the elderly, as a consequence of neurological disease or CNS diseases (eg myasthenia gravis), as a result of central bleeding (eg diabetics). Acquired ptosis also includes ptosis caused by trauma, due […]

Xanthelasma is a painless flat yellowish protrusion on the medial parts of the eyelid. It is built from clusters of lipoid cells. Appearance of xanthelasma is associated with hyperlipemia. It has no medical meaning, but is usually surgical removed for cosmetic reasons. Apart from the eyelids, xanthelasma occurs over the upper thighs and the gastric […]

It is a scar splicing of the eyelid with the eyeball. Most often it is the result of chemical damage to the eye, and trachoma.     Treatment: Surgical – transplantation of oral mucosa at the place of scar conjunctiva.