Common Eye Disorders and Diseases

1. Refractive Errors

Refractive errors are the most common eye problems. They include myopia (near-sightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism (distorted vision at all distances), and presbyopia.

2. Cataract

Cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens and can occur at any age. It is the leading cause of blindness worldwide.

3. Squint Eye

Strabismus, also known as Strabismus is the misalignment of eyes in which one eye is is turned in a direction that’s different from the other eye.

4. Amblyopia

Amblyopia also known as lazy eye occurs when nerve pathways between the brain and an eye aren't properly stimulated, the brain favours the other eye.

5. Glaucoma

Glaucoma happens when normal fluid pressure increases inside the eye damaging the optic nerve.