7^th International Eye and Vision Congress

Eye Diseases

Several eye diseases, and age related variations affect the eyes and adjacent structures. Internationally, 2.2 billion individuals are facing eye diseases and visual impairment. Reduction in pupil size and the damage of accommodation or concentrating capability are the most important changes observed. Ocular diseases can even rise from sexually transmitted diseases such as herpes and genital warts. Worldwide, the leading reasons of vision impairment are:

• Uncorrected refractive errors
• Age-related macular degeneration
• Glaucoma
• Cataract
• Trachoma
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Corneal opacity
• Thyroid eye diseases
• Autoimmune diseases
• Genetic eye diseases
• Ocular autoimmune diseases