Rx Eye & Vision Care (A – Z)
Rx Eye & Vision Care (A - Z)
Mastering the Posterior Capsule and Optic Capture
Think of your eye’s natural lens as a grape inside a thin, see-through bag. That bag is ...
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Mask-Associated Dry Eye (MADE)
Mask-associated dry eye (MADE) is dry, irritated, or uncomfortable eyes that start or get ...
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Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome
Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome is a rare, inherited condition where the body cannot break down ...
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Marginal Keratitis (Staphylococcal Marginal Keratitis)
Marginal keratitis is sterile inflammation at the outer edge of the cornea (the clear ...
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Types of Marfan Syndrome
Marfan syndrome is a genetic condition that weakens connective tissue—the “scaffolding” ...
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Marcus-Gunn Jaw-Winking Ptosis
Marcus-Gunn jaw-winking ptosis is a condition—usually present from birth—where one upper ...
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Positive Vitreous Pressure in Penetrating Keratoplasty (PKP)
Penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) is full-thickness corneal transplant surgery. During parts ...
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Choroidal Effusions
The choroid is a thin layer full of blood vessels that sits behind your retina, inside ...
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Submacular Hemorrhage
Submacular hemorrhage means bleeding under the central part of the retina called the ...
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Ocular Graft-Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Ocular GVHD is eye inflammation and surface damage that can happen after an allogeneic ...
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Boston Keratoprosthesis
A Boston Keratoprosthesis (Boston KPro) is an artificial cornea. “Artificial cornea” ...
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Corneal Perforation
A corneal perforation means there is a full-thickness hole in the cornea, the clear ...
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Descemetocele
A descemetocele is a dangerous “last-layer bulge” in the cornea that happens when an ...
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Malarial Retinopathy
Malarial retinopathy means changes in the back of the eye (the retina) that happen during ...
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Malar / Midface Descent (Cheek Area Droop)
Malar means the cheekbone area. Doctors also call this the midface, because it sits in ...
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Madarosis
Madarosis means you are losing the hairs of your eyelashes, your eyebrows, or both. The ...
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Macular Telangiectasia
Macular telangiectasia (MacTel) is an eye condition that affects the macula, the tiny ...
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Macular Hole
A macular hole is a tiny, round gap that opens in the very center of the retina (the ...
