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Eye diseases and disorders

  • Eye disorders
  • Vision impairment
  • Visual deficiencies
  • Infection of the eye
  • Eye damage
  • Ophthalmic diseases
  • Inflammatory diseases of the eye
  • Impairment of functions of structures related to eyes
  • Impairments of visual quality

Incidence

US statistics (2016) for common eye disorders in people over age 40 are that: (a) 24.4 million people have cataracts; (b) 2.7 million have glaucoma; (c) 4.2 million suffer impaired vision; and (d) 4.88 million suffer dry eye.

Broader

Narrower

Glaucoma
Excellent
Trachoma
Presentable
Hordeolum
Presentable
Conjunctivitis
Presentable
Cataract
Presentable
Blepharitis
Presentable
Amblyopia
Presentable
Albinism
Presentable
Achromatopsia
Presentable
Synechia
Yet to rate
Symblepharon
Yet to rate
Pterygium
Yet to rate
Photophobia
Yet to rate
Optic neuroma
Yet to rate
Ocular rosacea
Yet to rate
Ocular lymphoma
Yet to rate
Dull eyes
Yet to rate
Aphakia
Yet to rate
Amaurosis
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Onchocerciasis
Presentable
Measles
Presentable

Related

Dementia
Excellent
Melanoma
Presentable

Strategy

Value

Vision
Yet to rate
Quality
Yet to rate
Inflammation
Yet to rate
Infection
Yet to rate
Impairment
Yet to rate
Disorder
Yet to rate
Disease
Yet to rate
Deficiency
Yet to rate
Damage
Yet to rate

Reference

Web link

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Subject
  • Communication » Audio, visual
  • Health care » Handicapped
  • Medicine » Eyesight
  • Medicine » Pathology
  • Research, standards » Quality unification
  • Societal problems » Deprivation
  • Content quality
    Yet to rate
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 3, 2022