What Are Cataracts Symptoms? A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the normally clear lens of the eye. Most cataracts are caused by normal changes in your eyes as you get older. When you’re young, the lens in your eye is clear. Around age 40, the proteins in...
Is stye contagious? Styes are painless red bumps which appear on upper or lower eyelids near eyelashes. Even painful, spikes are surprisingly harmless immune responses to infection. Overview: Eye Styes, Causes & Symptoms Styes occur externally on the base and...
How long does a stye last? Stye or hordeoids are painful white bumps on the upper eyelids and can occur from infections caused by bacteria or fungi. The condition can feel painful and unnatural, but is common, and most likely harmless. Many symptoms can be easily...
The epiphora eye is often described as an epiphyropathy and tear. Epiphora is caused by excessive or unavoidably accumulated tears. The nasolacrimal system can’t properly drain tears, which can cause over-excitability in a facial region. Tears help maintain the...
Bump in eyelid is often painful or irritating, but are typically harmless. Though bumps can disappear easily, small home treatments can help speed healing. Lashes protects the eyes against small objects which may irritate the eye. The oil gland in the eyelid keeps...
Eyelid pain may be caused by various reasons. It’s annoying and can signal a health-related illness. Possible causes of swollen eyes are listed below. Things can cause sore eyelids, including: infections, allergies, trauma external or environmental factors. In...
Do you have persistent patches of red, dry, itchy skin that won’t go away? You may have eczema or psoriasis, two skin conditions that have such similar symptoms, it can be difficult to tell them apart. Psoriasis vs eczema can cause similar conditions so it may...
The repetitive removal of mucus strands in the eye technically causes mucus fishing syndrome (hence the “fishing” in the name). Someone with mucus fishing syndrome regularly finds white stringy mucus in their eye and “fishes” it out—typically with their finger or a...
What is chlamydial Infection? Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection that may not present any noticeable symptoms. Chlamydia is most common in the genital area, but it can affect eyes as well. When chlamydia affects the eye, conjunctivitis (pink eye) can...
The word sticking eyes can be described when wet liquid causes the eyelid to look as though stuck. Sticking eyes occur when too much mucus or discharge from the eyes builds up on the eyelid and lashes, causing a crusty or sticky feeling. The condition itself is easy...
