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Learn about eye and vision health

You rely on your eyes and vision to do most daily activities. Whether you're driving a car or walking, you need clear vision to keep you and those around you safe. And it can be scary when you have vision problems from an infection, an injury, or a disease. Our topics can help you learn what to do when you have problems with your vision. You'll find out how to keep your eyes healthy and your vision clear so you can continue to do the activities you love.
Start learning about your eye and vision health with these topics:
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Taking Vitamins
- Amblyopia
- Bifocal Contact Lenses
- Blepharitis
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Balloon Dacryocystoplasty
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Causes in Adults
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Dye Disappearance Test
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Endoscopic and Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Infracturing
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Intubation
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Probing Procedures
- Burns to the Eye
- Cataract Surgery
- Cataracts
- Cataracts and Ultraviolet Light
- Cataracts in Children
- Cataracts: Eye Care After Surgery
- Cataracts: Questions About Surgery
- Chemical in the Eye
- Chemical Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Closed-Angle Glaucoma: Medicines to Avoid
- Cold Packs for Eye Injuries
- Color Blindness
- Contact Lens Care
- Contact Lens Problems: Hypoxia
- Contact Lens Problems: Infection
- Contact Lenses
- Contact Lenses: Dry Eyes
- Corneal Ring Implants for Nearsightedness
- Cost-Saving Tips for Glaucoma Medicines
- Crohn's Disease: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract
- Dengue Fever
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Dilated Eye Exam
- Drooping Eyelids
- Dry Eye Syndrome
- Eye Anatomy and Function
- Eye and Vision Tests for Children and Teens
- Eye Care Specialists
- Eye Exams for Adults
- Eye Flushing
- Eye Injuries
- Eye Injuries Caused by Ultraviolet (UV) Light
- Eye Injuries: Blow to the Eye
- Eye Injury: First Aid for a Black Eye
- Eye Injury: First Aid for Chemical Burns
- Eye Injury: First Aid for Heat Burns
- Eye Injury: First Aid for Minor Cuts
- Eye Problems in Children: Signs to Look For
- Eye Problems, Noninjury
- Eye Problems: Changes in Your Pupils
- Eye Protection for Work and Sports
- Eyeglass Prescriptions
- Eyelid Problems
- Facial Injuries
- Facial Problems, Noninjury
- Farsightedness (Hyperopia)
- First Aid for a Fishhook Stuck in an Eye
- Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Screening
- Glaucoma: Reducing Medicine Side Effects
- Glaucoma: Target Eye Pressure
- Glaucoma: Unproven Treatment Methods
- Goniotomy for Congenital Glaucoma
- Gradual Changes in Vision
- How Diabetes Causes Blindness
- How Normal Vision Develops
- Hyperthyroidism: Graves' Ophthalmopathy
- Intraocular Lens (IOL) Implants
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Inflammatory Eye Disease
- Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) for Farsightedness
- Laser Iridotomy for Glaucoma
- Laser Photocoagulation and Cryopexy for Retinal Tears
- Laser Photocoagulation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Retinopathy
- Laser Surgery for Glaucoma: Pros and Cons
- Laser Trabeculoplasty for Glaucoma
- LASIK (Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis) for Nearsightedness
- Living With More Than One Health Problem
- Low-Vision Accommodations in Your Home
- Medical History and Physical Exam for Nearsightedness
- Mitochondrial Diseases
- Monitoring During Anesthesia
- Nd:YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy After Cataract Surgery
- Nearsightedness (Myopia)
- Nearsightedness: Hyperopic Shift After Surgery
- Nearsightedness: Overcorrection After Surgery
- Nearsightedness: Questions to Ask About Surgery
- Nearsightedness: Undercorrection After Surgery
- Object in the Eye: First Aid
- Objects in the Eye
- Office Ergonomics
- Optic Neuritis
- Photodynamic Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Physical Exam for Glaucoma
- Pinkeye
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Pinkeye: Tips for Contact Wearers
- Pneumatic Retinopexy for Retinal Detachment
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment
- Presbyopia
- Pressure Injuries From Scuba Diving
- PRK and LASEK for Farsightedness
- PRK, LASEK, and Epi-LASIK for Nearsightedness
- Radial Keratotomy (RK) for Nearsightedness
- Refractive Error: Treatment Pros and Cons
- Retinal Detachment
- Rosacea
- Scleral Buckling Surgery for Retinal Detachment
- Sickle Cell Disease: Preventing Problems and Staying Healthy
- Sickle Cell Disease: Vision Problems
- Signs of Damage Caused by Glaucoma
- Sjögren's Syndrome
- Strabismus
- Styes and Chalazia
- Sudden Changes in Vision
- Surgery for Glaucoma and a Cataract
- Syphilis: Gummata
- Thermal Keratoplasty for Farsightedness
- Tips for Good Vision
- Trabeculectomy (Filtration Surgery) for Glaucoma
- Trabeculotomy for Congenital Glaucoma
- Treating Personal Contamination
- Tube-Shunt Surgery for Glaucoma
- Types of Contact Lenses
- Types of Retinal Detachment
- Types of Strabismus
- Using Eye Ointment
- Vertigo: Level 1 (Easy) Balance Exercises
- Vertigo: Level 2 (Harder) Balance Exercises
- Vertigo: Senses That Help Your Balance and Position
- Vertigo: Walking Exercises
- Vision Loss Evaluation
- Vitrectomy
- Warm Compresses for Eye Problems
Current as of: October 9, 2017
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine