eye disease

Noun
  1. Any disease of the eye (synset 114276346)
    is a type of: disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
    subtypes:
    • cataract - an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
    • macular edema - an eye disease caused by a swelling of the macula resulting from leakage and accumulation of fluid
    • cystoid macular edema - a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina
    • drusen - (plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina
    • glaucoma - an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
    • keratonosus - any disease of the cornea
    • macular degeneration - eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness
    • retinopathy - a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision
    • trachoma - a chronic contagious disease caused by a bacterium and marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
    • leucoma, leukoma - eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea

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