Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is not just one disease but a group of rare, usually inherited skin disorders that make the skin extremely fragile. People with EB ...

Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is a very contagious eye infection that affects both the conjunctiva (the thin clear layer covering the white part of the eye and ...

An epicanthal fold is a skin fold of the upper eyelid that runs from the side of the nose toward the inner corner (medial canthus) of the eye, covering or ...

Epiblepharon is an eyelid condition, usually present from birth, where an extra fold of skin and muscle near the edge of the eyelid pushes the eyelashes inward ...

Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly called Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a rare disease where the body's immune system attacks its own ...

Ocular health disorders are problems or diseases that affect any part of the eye or the systems that help us see. These problems can start suddenly or slowly, ...

Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome (ESCS) is a rare inherited eye disease that affects the light-sensing cells in the retina. Normally, the human retina has rods (for ...

Endophthalmitis is a serious infection or inflammation inside the eye. It happens when germs (like bacteria or fungi) get into the fluid spaces of the eye—the ...

Endophthalmitis is a serious inflammation inside the eye, usually caused by an infection of the fluids and tissues within the eyeball—most often the vitreous ...

Endocapsular hematoma (ECH) is a rare bleeding problem inside the eye that happens when blood collects in the small space between an intraocular lens (IOL) and ...

Empty Sella Syndrome (ESS) is a condition seen on brain imaging where the bony cavity called the sella turcica—which normally holds and protects the pituitary ...

The ocular adnexa are the tissues around the eyeball that support, protect, or move it. This includes the eyelids, the lacrimal (tear) apparatus (glands and ...

Inferior oblique muscle neuralgia is a rare condition that involves pain and discomfort related to the inferior oblique muscle of the eye. This muscle, one of ...

Inferior oblique muscle sprain is a condition in which the inferior oblique—a key extraocular muscle—is overstretched or injured. Although injuries to the ...

Inferior oblique muscle tears are a rare but important condition affecting one of the extraocular muscles that control eye movement. This guide will walk you ...

An inferior oblique muscle contusion is a type of bruise or injury to the inferior oblique muscle—a small muscle in the eye responsible for certain movements. ...

The inferior oblique muscle is one of the extraocular muscles responsible for controlling eye movements. Injuries to this muscle can disrupt eye alignment and ...

Inferior oblique muscle tendinitis is an inflammatory condition affecting the tendon of the inferior oblique muscle, one of the extraocular muscles responsible ...

Inferior oblique muscle atrophy is a condition in which the inferior oblique muscle—a small but important muscle that helps control eye movement—loses its ...

Inferior oblique muscle hypertrophy is a condition in which the inferior oblique muscle of the eye becomes abnormally enlarged. This guide explains what the ...