Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease (VKH) is a multisystem disease of presumed autoimmune cause that affects melanin-pigmented tissues. The most significant...
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Uveitis (section Associated with systemic diseases)
Kawasaki's disease chronic granulomatous disease sarcoidosis multiple sclerosis Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease Uveitis may be an immune response to fight...
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Retinopathy of prematurity (redirect from Plus disease)
(ROP), also called retrolental fibroplasia (RLF) and Terry syndrome, is a disease of the eye affecting prematurely born babies generally having received...
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Stargardt disease is the most common inherited single-gene retinal disease. In terms of the first description of the disease, it follows an autosomal recessive...
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Coats' disease is a rare congenital, nonhereditary eye disorder, causing full or partial blindness, characterized by abnormal development of blood vessels...
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body or keratitis Ectopia lentis Endophthalmitis Eye trauma caused by disease, injury, or infection such as chalazion, episcleritis, keratoconus, or...
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Sympathetic ophthalmia (category Eye diseases)
deriving from the loss of an eye when he was six years old. Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease A cautionary tale from the past, by K. Barry Sharpless, in MIT...
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ingestion of toxins. Diplopia can be one of the first signs of a systemic disease, particularly to a muscular or neurological process, and it may disrupt...
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eyes nor any component thereof, such as the retinas. This is a different disease from retinal migraine, which is monocular (only one eye). It may be difficult...
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space between the exterior border and the limbus is called the interval of Vogt. Bilateral AS is a benign finding in the elderly, but it can be associated...
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for a limbal nodule. It may have an increased prevalence in Gaucher's disease. Diagnosis of pinguecula is usually done by an eye care professional during...
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physiological pupillary response. Non-physiological causes of mydriasis include disease, trauma, or the use of certain types of drug. It may also be of unknown...
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keratitis in the setting of eye trauma, underlying corneal disease or ocular surface diseases (such as severe chronic dry eye). Infectious keratitis sometimes...
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disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera. The disease is often contracted through association with other diseases...
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caused by bacterial infection or blockage of the meibomian oil glands. Diseases and conditions that may lead to blepharitis include: rosacea, herpes simplex...
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Keratomycosis Phthisis bulbi Persistent fetal vasculature Persistent tunica vasculosa lentis Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease...
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sclerosis. It can also occur in conditions such as vitiligo, Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease, alopecia areata, sarcoidosis, and in association with neoplasms...
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Symptom-producing, or pathological, scotomata may be due to a wide range of disease processes, affecting any part of the visual system, including the retina...
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Posterior cyclitis Pars planitis (H30.8) Other chorioretinal inflammations Harada's disease (H30.9) Chorioretinal inflammation, unspecified Chorioretinitis Choroiditis...
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Episcleritis is a benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease affecting part of the eye called the episclera. The episclera is a thin layer of tissue that...
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be a sign of an underlying disease such as diabetes mellitus, a brain tumor, a pancoast tumor (apex of the lung) and diseases that cause weakness in muscles...
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Conjunctivitis (category Eye diseases)
spreading the chemical. Conjunctivitis is the most common eye disease. Rates of disease is related to the underlying cause which varies by the age as...
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and immune-related inflammations such as Behcet syndrome or Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease causes panuveitis. Infections from a perforating wound or ulcer...
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Stye. StatPearls. PMID 29083787. Tamparo, Carol; Lewis, Marcia (2011). Diseases of the Human Body. Philadelphia, PA: F.A Davis Company. p. 504. ISBN 978-0-8036-2505-1...
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Keratomycosis Phthisis bulbi Persistent fetal vasculature Persistent tunica vasculosa lentis Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease...
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further evaluation and intervention. Unilateral papilledema can suggest a disease in the eye itself, such as an optic nerve glioma. Despite being classically...
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R S T U V W X Y Z This list contains acronyms and initials related to diseases (infectious or non-infectious) and medical disorders. Acronyms in healthcare...
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PMID 25367360. Ramanjit, Sihota; Tandon, Radhika, eds. (2015). Parsons' diseases of the eye (Twenty-second ed.). New Delhi, India: Reed Elsevier India....
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Retinitis pigmentosa (section Stalling of disease)
worsening. A visual prosthesis may be an option in certain people with severe disease. Currently there is only one FDA-approved gene therapy that is commercially...
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using ophthalmoscopy. Sometimes serologic testing is used to rule out the disease, but due to high rates of false positives, serologies are not diagnostic...
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