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Vitreous hemorrhage may be diagnosed when symptoms such as floaters, haziness, perception of shadows, or cobwebs are present. It is usually painless. Visual acuity may be affected variably depending on the amount of blood in the visual axis. Diagnosis is made with slit lamp examination and confirmed with optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Conjunctivochalasis, also known as mechanical dry eye (MDE), is a common eye surface condition characterized by the presence of excess folds of the conjunctiva located between the globe of the eye and the eyelid margin.
Subconjunctival bleeding, also known as subconjunctival hemorrhage or subconjunctival haemorrhage, is bleeding from a small blood vessel over the whites of the eye. It results in a red spot in the white of the eye. [1] There is generally little to no pain and vision is not affected. [2] [3] Generally only one eye is affected. [2]
Episcleritis of a 40 year old female. Symptoms of episcleritis typically include painless redness of the eye (mild pain is possible but atypical), and watery eyes. [2] The pain of episcleritis is typically mild, less severe than in scleritis, [3] and may be tender to palpation.
The line where the sclera and cornea converge is known as the limbus. [5] The middle layer consists of the colored part of the eye known as the iris, a muscular structure behind the iris responsible for focusing the lens known as the ciliary body, and a layer of blood vessels known as the choroid. The retina is the innermost layer of the eye.
After up to five days of fever, patients begun to suffer damage to their blood vessels, which can cause internal bleeding, psychological symptoms such as confusion and aggression, and persistent ...
It typically serves to provide lubrication for the eye through the production of mucus and tears. When infected with AHC, patients will experience painful, red eyes, swelling of the conjunctival tissue, and frequent mucus discharge from the eyes accompanied by excessive tearing and subconjunctival hemorrhaging.
Symptoms include “sensitivity to light, dizziness, pain behind the eyes, nausea, vomiting, and rash,” the CDC says, while more serious disease includes meningitis, encephalitis, and bleeding.