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Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) is a problem that can happen during cataract surgery. The iris is the colored ring in your eye that controls the...
An IKC is a benign (non-cancerous) pocket filled with keratin—a soft, cheesy or flaky protein that skin makes—sitting inside the tarsal plate (the firm “cartilage-like” plate...
Intratunnel phacofracture is a way to remove a cataract (a cloudy natural lens) during manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS). Instead of breaking the lens in the...
Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia (IPEH) is a benign (non-cancerous) growth that forms inside a blood vessel. It appears when the inner lining cells of a vessel—called...
Intravitreal endophthalmitis is a severe, sight-threatening infection inside the eye that happens after a tiny needle is used to place medicine into the vitreous gel (the...
Intumescent cataract means a swollen cataract. The natural lens inside the eye takes up extra water (fluid) and thickens. Because the lens is thicker and cloudier...
Invasive fungal infection of the orbit and sinuses” means a fungus has moved past the surface lining of the nose and sinus cavities, grown into the...
Inverse Bell’s Phenomenon is a rare eye movement problem that happens when you try to close your eyes.Normally, when we close our eyes — especially tightly...
An inverted papilloma is a non-cancerous (benign) growth made of the lining cells of the nose and nearby drainage passages. When it grows inside the lacrimal...
Iodine” is a natural trace mineral that your thyroid and every cell in your body needs to live. Because iodine is tiny and essential, the immune...
ICE syndrome is a rare eye condition where a thin cell layer on the back of the cornea (the corneal endothelium) starts acting abnormally. These cells...
Iridogoniodysgenesis means the colored part of the eye (the iris) and the drainage angle inside the eye (iridocorneal angle or “gonio” region) did not develop normally...
