There are a number of eye diseases with various symptoms.

Sometimes, only a small infection occurs, but some of the diseases cause as a result can turn into serious problems. A person can lose his or her vision and become permanently blind.Few very common eye problems include cataracts. The US alone performs more than one million cataract operations every year. The disease can be cured if the surgery is performed at the right time or in the early stages. The possibility of success with surgery is very high. However, lack of advanced technology in some countries gives rise to blindness caused by cataract. As many as 16 million people all over the world suffer from cataract.

Glaucoma occurs when the fluid pressure in the eyes increases. This damages the optic nerve and causes loss of vision. Glaucoma can also cause blindness. Surgery with special eye drops is useful to treat this disease.

Due to problems in nerve layer, retinal disorders occur. Another common disease is conjunctivitis, which is caused due to infection of the conjunctiva. The disease is also known as pinkeye.

The best way to prevent and control eye diseases is to get regular and periodic checkups. Some eye diseases do not show symptoms in the early stage. Thus, diagnosis is necessary to control the disease in its early stage. This helps to prevent the vision loss and blindness.

Few eye diseases show some common symptoms like pain, inflammation, double vision and the fluid discharge from the eyes. 

Here is a brief list of eye diseases that people can develop due to various reasons:

• Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
• Amblyopia
• Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia
• Behçet's Disease of the Eye
• Bietti's Crystalline Dystrophy
• Blepharitis
• Blepharospasm
• Cataract
• Coloboma
• Dry Eye
• Floaters
• Glaucoma
• Histoplasmosis
• Macular Hole
• Macular Pucker
• Refractive Errors
• Retinal Detachment
• Retinoblastoma
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Usher Syndrome
• Vitreous Detachment

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