Eye Diseases

Our eyes are one of the most important organs in our perception of the outside world.

The physician who diagnoses and treats diseases such as eyes and vision and helps prevent diseases in this area is an ophthalmologist.

Diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases requires high level of manual dexterity as well as knowledge and experience, mistakes made in eye interventions may not be compensated.

Medical materials used in eye surgeries require very sensitive use.

They should be patient, careful, self-confident and responsible, have hand-eye coordination, have command of medical device technologies, and be able to adapt to developments and changes.

 Eyelash,

• sebaceous glands
• eyelashes
• tear glands
• eye lens
• iris
• vascular layer
• retinal sensory cells
• consists of eyeball regions.
• The main diseases that Ophthalmologists are interested in can be listed as follows;

Congenital Eye Diseases;

• Visual Laziness
• Strabismus
• Color Blindness

Age-Related Eye Diseases;

• age-related retinal degeneration
• Loss of transparency of the eye lens (Cataract)
• Diabetic Retinopathy (Diabetes-related eye diseases - Diabetes striking the eye)
• Eye pressure (Glaucoma)
• Yellow spot disease (deterioration of the part of the eye that allows us to see clearly)

Eye Diseases Related to Genetic and Environmental Factors;

• eyelid problems
• Behcet 's disease
• Cornea tapering forward, impairing vision (Keratoconus)

Eye Diseases Caused by Infection, Inflammation, Allergy;

• uveitis
• Stye
• Conjunctivitis
• Blepharitis (eyelash root inflammation)