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Symptoms And Treatment Of Infections

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Since eyes are so complex in their make, we should expect complications to appear throughout our lives. There are many different problems that occur with our eyes including bacterial and viral infections to more serious problems such as hemianopsia. Many diseases are treatable while there are a few that we are only able to slow down the process. One of the most common eye problem is called conjunctivitis, more commonly known as pink eye. It is an inflammation and reddening of the conjunctiva. It’s more of a viral infection but can also be caused from bacterial infections, airborne allergens, chemicals, or physical irritants, such as contact lens. While the previous two are not contagious, there is one kind that is and it’s called trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. The infection results in inflammation joined by a gray-yellow granules. It mostly develops into neonatal blindness in developing countries. Blindness occurs when the inflammatory process develops scarring and thickening of the conjunctiva. A head trauma often had by soccer players or high divers is called a detached retina. This is when the inner neural and outer pigmented layers of the retina separate. Nearsighted individuals have a higher chance of having this problem because their retina is thinner or stretched more than those who have a normal eye. Detached retinas can result in deprivations of nutrition’s for cells in the inner neural layer because it’s pulled away from the vascularized choroid

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