Eye disorders and possible causes, treatments.
Eye Symptom/Problem: Possible Condition/Causes:
Blind Spots Glaucoma, lazy eye (from alcohol and/or tabacco), optic atrophy, retinitis pegmentosa (progressive degeneration of the retina).
Blinking, frequent Accommodative insufficiency, anxiety, contact lense irritation, dry eye syndrome, farsightedness, foreign body in eye, stroke.
Blurred distance vision Astigmatism, cataracts, lazy eye, macular degeneration, nearsightedness.
Blurred near vision Accommodative insufficiency, computer vision syndrome, convergence insufficiency, lazy eye, presbyopia.
Blurred vision Astigmatism, central serous retinopathy, keratoconus.
Burning Chemical burn, computer vision syndrome, dry eye syndrome, pink eye.
Color Vision, disturbed Acute optic neuritis, medication allergy, primary optic atrophy.
Discharge, sticky Dry eye syndrome, pink eye.
Discharge, watery Allergy, blocked tear duct, foreign body in eye, pink eye.
Double vision Binocular vision disorder, convergence insufficiency, diabetes, Graves's disease, astigmatism, optic nerve defect, orbital fracture.
Drooping eyelid Aging, botulism, diabetes, head injury, hypothyroidism, muscle weakness, optic nerve defect.
Dryness Hormone imbalance, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, sjogren's syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, xerophthalmia, laser eye surgery.
Eye movements, involuntary Acute optic neuritis, albinism, alcohol intoxication, lupus erythematosus.
Eyelid, swelling around Blunt trauma, excessive salt consumption, pinkeye, smoking.
Eyelid, swelling of Chalazion, stye.
Flashing lights Blunt trauma, migraine headache, retinal detachment, vitreous humor detachment.
Headaches Astigmatism, computer vision syndrome, convergence insufficiency, farsightedness, migraine headache.
Itching Dry eye syndrome, pink eye, trichiasis (irritation of the eyeball by eyelashes)
Light sensitivity Computer vision syndrome, eyestrain, iritis (inflammation of the iris), pinkeye., laser eye surgery side effect.
Night blindness Nearsightedness, retinitis pigmentosa, vitamin A deficiency, laser eye surgery side effect.
Pain, sharp Corneal abrasion, corneal ulcer, foreign body in eye, torn or broken contact lense.
Protruding eyes Grave's disease, intra-orbital tumor.
Pupils, different sized Glaucoma, intracracranial tumore, iritis, meningitis, nearsightedness, nerve defect.
Redness Computer vision syndrome, corneal abrasion, iritis, pinkeye, subconjunctival hemorrage.
Tearing Acute optic neuritis, blocked tear duct, dry eye syndrome, iritis, pinkeye.
Tired eyes Accomodative insufficiency, computer vision syndrome, convergence insufficiency, presbyopia.
Yellow eyes Jaundice.
Yellow spot in eye Pinguecula (yellow patch on sclera).
Eye Disorders: Potential Causes & Treatments
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