July 16, 2012 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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July 16, 2012 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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July 16, 2012 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 […]
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July 16, 2012 visible part – optic disc (papillitis of the optic nerve) or the part of the nerve behind the eyeball (retrobulbar neuritis). Symptoms: Symptoms of optic neuritis are loss of vision […]
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July 16, 2012 Orbital pseudo-tumor is a common name for idiopathic inflammatory processes in the orbit: myositis, vasculitis, pseudolimfoma and granulomatous inflammation. Symptoms: Unlike thyroid ophthalmopathy, proptosis is usually unilateral. Besides proptosis, […]
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July 16, 2012 Results of the direct orbit infection are cellulitis, creation of orbital abscess, phlegmonosus inflammation of orbital fat tissue with gradual development of endophlebitis and periphlebitis. Causes: Inflammations of the orbit […]
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July 16, 2012 Dacryoadenitis (lat. dacryoadenitis) is the inflammation of lachrymal glands. Causes: Acute dacryoadenitis (dakrioadenitis acuta) is mostly caused by viral or bacterial infections. Common causes include mumps, Epstein-Barr virus, and […]
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July 16, 2012 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 […]
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July 16, 2012 Dacryocystitis is the inflammation of the nasolachrymal system, which occurs at children as blenorrhea neonatorum. Causes: Chronic dacryocystitis occurs at nasolachrymal system obstruction, when the bacteria in the nasolachrymal sac […]
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July 16, 2012 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. […]
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