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Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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What is a Stye?
A stye or sty (hordeolum) is a red bump, sort of like a pimple, that forms on the outside edge of the eyelid. Your eyelids have lots of tiny oil glands, especially around the eyelashes. Dead skin, dirt, or oil buildup can clog or block these small holes. When a gland is blocked, bacteria can grow inside and cause a stye to develop.
Symptoms of a stye include:
Pain and swelling
Increased tear production
A crust that forms around the eyelid
Sorenes...more
A stye or sty (hordeolum) is a red bump, sort of like a pimple, that forms on the outside edge of the eyelid. Your eyelids have lots of tiny oil glands, especially around the eyelashes. Dead skin, dirt, or oil buildup can clog or block these small holes. When a gland is blocked, bacteria can grow inside and cause a stye to develop.
Symptoms of a stye include:
Pain and swelling
Increased tear production
A crust that forms around the eyelid
Sorenes...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Styes are normally caused by a proliferation of natural bacterial flora within the eye. This causes an inflammatory reaction and is known to affect children more than adults. It resembles a pimple in exterior appearance and may grow both inside and outside of the eyelid. The symptoms of styes include redness, pain, swelling and tenderness. Though the styes do not lead to any kind of visual problems, they can cause significant discomfort.
What can cause styes?
Your eyelids have lots ...more
What can cause styes?
Your eyelids have lots ...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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An eye stye develops when a specific oil gland at the edge of an eyelid gets infected. A stye looks like a pimple in appearance and may occur either outside or the inside of an eyelid.
Here are several facts you should know about eye styes:
Pain, redness and tenderness are the first signs: After these symptoms are observed, a small pimple develops in the affected area and swells up the eyes. In some cases, only the immediate area is affected while in other cases, the entire eye...more
Here are several facts you should know about eye styes:
Pain, redness and tenderness are the first signs: After these symptoms are observed, a small pimple develops in the affected area and swells up the eyes. In some cases, only the immediate area is affected while in other cases, the entire eye...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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Meibomianitis is a disease that occurs when the lubrication glands of the eyes called Meibomian glands malfunction. The function of these glands is to produce oil that keeps our eyes lubricated and moisturised. Due to some reasons that we shall be looking at later, these small glands flip their switch and start producing excessive oil or just get inflamed causing Meibomianitis.
Bacteria also collect and prosper on the eyelids in the extra oil adding to the malaise.
So, how do y...more
Bacteria also collect and prosper on the eyelids in the extra oil adding to the malaise.
So, how do y...more
Last Updated: 1 year ago• Featured Tip
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What are eyelid problems?
Eyelid problems are a group of disorders that affect any part of the eyelid, such as the lid itself, the tear ducts, the lashes or the eyebrows. These problems can range from minor irritations to serious medical conditions.
Blepharitis: it is one of the most common eyelid problems. It occurs when bacteria on the eyelid causes inflammation and irritation. ;
Other common eyelid problems include ptosis (droopy lids), entropion (inversi...more
Last Updated: 1 year ago• Featured Tip
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What is eye injury?
Eye injury is any type of damage that happens to the eyes or their surrounding structures. Injuries to the eye can cause visual disturbances, eye pain or discomfort, impaired vision, tearing and/or a gritty sensation in the eyes. The severity of an eye injury can range from minor irritation to complete blindness.
Most minor injuries are caused by particles hitting the eyes, such as dust, dirt, welding sparks and chemical splashes. More se...more
Last Updated: 1 year ago• Featured Tip
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What is conjunctivitis?
An inflammation of the conjunctiva, sometimes known as pink eye, is medically referred to as conjunctivitis. The conjunctiva is a thin, transparent covering that covers the white area of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids. Pink eye is a frequent name for this condition. It is a condition that can be brought on by either an infection caused by viruses or by bacteria.
What are the signs and symptoms of conjunctivitis?
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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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When you start to have a feeling or sensation of picking or scratching at your eyes then you should know that you might be suffering from an itchy eye problem but you should not be worried about this as this condition is a very common problem and the scientific name for this problem is given as ocular pruritus. This common issue of itchy eye problems is generally caused by any kind of dry eye syndrome or because of any kind of allergy. This problem can also occur to your eyel...more
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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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M. B. B. S, ms, d. N. B, fellowship in paediatric opth & strabismology
An eye doctor specializing in low vision eyes lasik, and laser eye surgeon, vitreoretinal, cataract, and glaucoma surgeon oculoplasty and cornea transplant surgeon a pediatric strabismus specialist with a master of science from b y l nair hospital in mumbai and a bachelor of medicine and...more
Https://www. Lybrate. Com/pune/doctor/dr-chanchal-gadodiya-ophthalmologist
M. B. B. S, ms, d. N. B, fellowship in paediatric opth & strabismology
An eye doctor specializing in low vision eyes lasik, and laser eye surgeon, vitreoretinal, cataract, and glaucoma surgeon oculoplasty and cornea transplant surgeon a pediatric strabismus specialist with a master of science from b y l nair hospital in mumbai and a bachelor of medicine and...more
Last Updated: 4 years ago• Featured Tip
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The spots which occur in the vision are known as eye floaters. One might feel specks of grey and black or cobwebs and strings drifting in the eyes and the same darts away on staring at them directly. The most common cause of eye floaters is age-related. This happens when the vitreous & the jelly-like substance of the eye becomes very liquid. The fibers within the vitreous clump to form small shadows on the retina. This gives it an appearance of floaters.
Symptoms of eye floaters Include...more
Symptoms of eye floaters Include...more
Last Updated: 4 years ago• Featured Tip
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Eye allergies are characterized by red and itchy eyes which may result from various allergens coming in contact with the eye. Eye allergies can cause swelling of the eyelids, redness in the eyes and may also lead to conjunctivitis. Conventional treatments prescribe eye drops containing chemicals that may aggravate the condition.
Homeopathy-the best natural treatment for eye allergies-
The allopathic system relies mainly on steroids and anti-allergic medicines for the treatment ...more
Homeopathy-the best natural treatment for eye allergies-
The allopathic system relies mainly on steroids and anti-allergic medicines for the treatment ...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Some parts of our body like our eyelids are ignored until we face a problem related to it. One such ailment that affects our eyelids is the swelling of the eyelid. This can affect both the upper and lower eyelid and may or may not be painful. This is triggered by the inflammation of fluid in the connective tissues around the eye as a result of eye infections, injuries and allergies. It could also be a sign of a more serious health condition such as Graves disease, orbital cellulitis or ocular he...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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There are many reasons why we are required to wear glasses or contact lenses including poor vision, farsightedness, inward eyelids and a variety of other conditions. These contact lenses have to clean, worn and stored properly so as to avoid complications in the eyes. Contact lens discomfort includes symptoms like redness, puffiness, swelling, itching, watering and burning of the eyes along with cloudy vision and pain. If you are facing contact lens discomfort, here is what you will need to do.<...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Infection of the soft tissues in the eye socket is known as orbital cellulitis. It is a serious infection that can cause permanent vision damage and fatal complications. Such an infection can occur at any age, although it commonly affects children. It is known as orbital cellulitis since it develops behind the eyeball, i.e. in the orbit of the eye.
One may also suffer from Periorbital Cellulitis when the infection occurs in front of the eyeball. Such an infection can spread to the skin ...more
One may also suffer from Periorbital Cellulitis when the infection occurs in front of the eyeball. Such an infection can spread to the skin ...more
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