Disease information
It is of utmost importance that all people with diabetes or hypertension have their retina checked even if they see well...
Early detection is key to slowing corneal degeneration and decreasing the likelihood of requiring a corneal transplant...
It is estimated that approximately 8 out of 10 people in the world need glasses because of refractive error...
It is a complication that may occur in patients who have graduations above 5 diopters...
It is the third leading cause of blindness worldwide, after cataract and glaucoma...
It usually affects the central vision and in its late stages the patient usually loses vision...
It is one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide, and is most common in people over the age of 60....
