Eyes and Vision
Learn about eye and vision health
You rely on your eyes and vision to do most daily activities. Whether you're driving a car or walking, you need clear vision to keep you and those around you safe. And it can be scary when you have vision problems from an infection, an injury, or a disease. Our topics can help you learn what to do when you have problems with your vision. You'll find out how to keep your eyes healthy and your vision clear so you can continue to do the activities you love.
Start learning about your eye and vision health with these topics:
Health Topics
- 5-Fluorouracil for Glaucoma
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Amblyopia
- Anesthesia
- Anesthesia: Malignant Hyperthermia Response
- Aqueous Humor
- Blepharitis
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Balloon Dacryocystoplasty
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Causes in Adults
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Dye Disappearance Test
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Endoscopic and Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Infracturing
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Intubation
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Probing Procedures
- Burns to the Eye
- Cataract Surgery
- Cataracts
- Cataracts in Children
- Cataracts: Eye Care After Surgery
- Cataracts: Questions About Surgery
- Chemical in the Eye
- Chemical Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Cold Packs for Eye Injuries
- Color Blindness
- Contact Lens Care
- Contact Lenses
- Corneal Ring Implants for Nearsightedness (Myopia)
- Cost-Saving Tips for Glaucoma Medicines
- Crohn's Disease: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract
- Dengue Fever
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Dilated Eye Exam
- Drooping Eyelids
- Dry Eye Syndrome
- Environmental Illness
- Environmental Illness in Children
- Environmental Illness: Evaluating Your Home or Workplace
- Eye Flushing
- Eye Injuries
- Eye Injuries Caused by Ultraviolet (UV) Light
- Eye Injuries: Blow to the Eye
- Eye Injury: First Aid for a Black Eye
- Eye Injury: First Aid for Chemical Burns
- Eye Injury: First Aid for Heat Burns
- Eye Injury: First Aid for Minor Cuts
- Eye Problems in Children: Signs to Look For
- Eye Problems, Noninjury
- Eye Problems: Changes in Your Pupils
- Eye Protection for Work and Sports
- Eyelid Problems
- Facial Injuries
- Facial Problems, Noninjury
- Farsightedness (Hyperopia)
- Farsightedness: Treatment Pros and Cons
- General Anesthesia
- Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Screening
- Glaucoma Surgery: Which Eye First?
- Glaucoma: Medicines to Avoid
- Glaucoma: Reducing Medicine Side Effects
- Glaucoma: Target Eye Pressure
- Glaucoma: Unproven Treatment Methods
- Goniotomy for Glaucoma
- Headaches
- How Diabetes Causes Blindness
- How to Check Someone's Pupils
- Intraocular Lens Implant (IOL) for Cataracts
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Inflammatory Eye Disease
- Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) for Farsightedness
- Laser Iridotomy for Glaucoma
- Laser Photocoagulation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Retinopathy
- Laser Sclerostomy for Glaucoma
- Laser Surgery for Glaucoma
- Laser Trabeculoplasty for Glaucoma
- LASIK (Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis) for Nearsightedness
- Living With More Than One Health Problem
- Local Anesthetics
- Low-Vision Accommodations in Your Home
- Low-Vision Aids and Adaptive Technology
- Monitoring During Anesthesia
- Multiple Sclerosis: MRI Results
- Nd:YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy for Cataracts
- Nearsightedness (Myopia)
- Normal Saline Eye Wash Solution
- Object in the Eye: First Aid
- Objects in the Eye
- Office Ergonomics
- Photodynamic Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Physical Examination for Glaucoma
- Pinkeye
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Pinkeye: Tips for Contact Wearers
- Planning to Be an Organ Donor
- Pneumatic Retinopexy for Retinal Detachment
- Presbyopia
- PRK and LASEK for Farsightedness
- PRK, LASEK, and Epi-LASIK for Nearsightedness
- Procedural Sedation
- Radial Keratotomy (RK) for Nearsightedness
- Retinal Detachment
- Rosacea
- Scleral Buckling Surgery for Retinal Detachment
- Self-Care for Sjögren's Syndrome
- Signs of Damage Caused by Glaucoma
- Sjögren's Syndrome
- Strabismus
- Styes and Chalazia
- Surgery for Glaucoma and a Cataract
- Thermal Keratoplasty for Farsightedness
- Tips for Good Vision
- Tips for Improving Vision When You Have Cataracts
- Trabeculectomy (Filtration Surgery) for Glaucoma
- Trabeculotomy for Glaucoma
- Treating Personal Contamination
- Treatment for Acute Closed-Angle Glaucoma
- Tube-Shunt Surgery for Glaucoma
- Types of Strabismus
- Ulcerative Colitis: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract
- Using Eye Ointment
- Vertigo: Level 1 (Easy) Balance Exercises
- Vertigo: Level 2 (Harder) Balance Exercises
- Vertigo: Senses That Help Your Balance and Position
- Vertigo: Walking Exercises
- Vision Aids for Diabetes Care
- Vitrectomy
- Warm Compresses for Eye Problems
Medications
- Adrenergic Agonists for Glaucoma
- Anti-VEGF Medicines for Vision Problems
- Beta-Blockers for Glaucoma
- Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors for Glaucoma
- Cevimeline for Sjögren's Syndrome
- Cholinergics for Glaucoma
- Cyclosporine Ophthalmic for Sjögren's Syndrome
- Eyedrops for Allergic Rhinitis
- Hyperosmotics for Glaucoma
- Prostaglandin Analogs for Glaucoma
Last Revised: August 24, 2011
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD, MD - Family Medicine
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