Inner Eye Disorders

Many eye diseases have no early symptoms. They may be painless, and you may see no change in your vision until the disease has become quite advanced.

Choroiditis

Choroiditis is inflammation of the choroid, the layer of blood vessels beneath…

Malignant melanoma is a cancer that can affect the eyes as well…

The central retinal vein carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the retina (the…

Cancer cells can spread through the bloodstream or the lymphatic system from…

The retina (the light-sensitive membrane lining the back of the eye) receives…

Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disorder in which changes in the blood…

Glaucoma Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases in which damage to…

Macular degeneration is a disease characterized by irreversible deterioration of the light-sensitive…

Retinal detachment occurs when the retina—the light-sensitive membrane that lines the inside…

Color vision deficiency (also called color blindness) is a vision disorder in…

Retinoblastoma is a rare, malignant tumor of the retina that occurs in…

A cataract is clouding of the lens of the eye. As protein…

Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve, which disrupts the flow…