Eye Diseases & Conditions
Concise clinical summaries including signs, differential diagnosis, management, and referral thresholds — grouped by anatomical region for quick access.
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Severe protozoal infection, often contact lens-related with ring infiltrate.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Leading cause of central vision loss in older adults — dry and wet forms.
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Most common eyelid malignancy, locally invasive with pearly borders.
Blepharitis
Chronic inflammation of the eyelid margins, often staphylococcal or meibomian-related.
Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
Sudden sectoral vision loss from arterial embolus or thrombosis.
Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
Venous blockage causing macular edema and hemorrhage.
Bullous Keratopathy
Endothelial decompensation causing persistent corneal edema and bullae.
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Acute painless profound vision loss — cherry-red spot sign.
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Severe retinal hemorrhage and ischemia, high risk of neovascularization.
Central Serous Retinopathy
Serous detachment of macula, often stress-related self-resolving.
Coats Disease
Congenital retinal telangiectasia with exudation, mainly unilateral in boys.
Corneal Abrasion
Epithelial defect from trauma, causing acute pain and foreign body sensation.
Corneal Dystrophies
Inherited bilateral opacities (e.g. Fuchs, lattice, granular).
Corneal Neovascularisation
New vessel ingrowth, often from hypoxia or inflammation.
Corneal Pannus
Vascularized fibrosis at limbus, common in chronic blepharitis or contact lens overuse.
Corneal Ulcers
Infectious or sterile stromal loss, urgent sight-threatening condition.
Cystoid Macular Edema
Fluid cysts in macula post-surgery, uveitis, or vascular disease.
Dermatochalasis
Excess upper eyelid skin, often age-related, impairing superior field.
Diabetic Retinopathy
Microvascular complications — non-proliferative to proliferative stages.
Dry Eye Syndrome
Tear film dysfunction causing ocular surface damage and discomfort.
Ectropion
Outward turning of eyelid, leading to exposure keratopathy.
Entropion
Inward turning of eyelid, causing trichiasis and corneal damage.
Epiblepharon
Congenital inward rotation of eyelid margin, common in Asian children.
Epiretinal Membrane
Fibrocellular membrane causing macular pucker and distortion.
Herpes Simplex Keratitis
Recurrent dendritic epithelial or stromal disease from HSV.
Herpes Zoster Keratitis
VZV reactivation affecting cornea, often with skin vesicles.
Hordeolum
Acute painful eyelid lump — stye (external) or internal chalazion precursor.
Hypertensive Retinopathy
Retinal arteriolar narrowing, AV nicking, hemorrhages from high BP.
Keratitis
General corneal inflammation — microbial, autoimmune, or exposure-related.
Keratoconus
Progressive corneal thinning and ectasia, leading to irregular astigmatism.
Marcus Gunn Jaw Winking Syndrome
Congenital synkinesis — eyelid elevation with jaw movement.
Papilloma
Benign squamous epithelial tumor, often viral (HPV).
Pellucid Marginal Degeneration
Peripheral inferior corneal thinning with high against-the-rule astigmatism.
Ptosis
Drooping upper eyelid due to levator dysfunction or neurogenic causes.
Retinal Detachment
Neurosensory separation — rhegmatogenous, tractional, or exudative.
Retinal Tear
Full-thickness break, high risk for progression to detachment.
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Inherited rod-cone dystrophy with night blindness and tunnel vision.
Retinoblastoma
Most common intraocular malignancy in children, often RB1 mutation.
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Abnormal retinal vascularization in preterm infants.
Rosacea (Ocular)
Chronic facial/ocular inflammation with telangiectasia and meibomian dysfunction.
Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma
Rare, aggressive malignancy mimicking chronic blepharitis.
Sickle-Cell Retinopathy
Peripheral ischemia and sea-fan neovascularization in sickle hemoglobinopathies.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Aggressive skin cancer of the eyelid, may metastasize.
Superficial Punctate Keratitis
Diffuse epithelial erosions, often from dry eye or toxic exposure.
Trichiasis
Misdirected eyelashes rubbing against the cornea, causing irritation and abrasion.
Xanthelasma
Yellowish cholesterol deposits on eyelids, marker for hyperlipidemia.
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