Eye conditions
Dr Prud'homme diagnoses and manages the full range of eye conditions. Here you will find the essentials on the most frequent disorders, by category — and the warning signs that should prompt a consultation.
Refractive errors
Myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia
Understanding visual defects and their corrections: glasses, contact lenses, surgery.
Eyelids
Ptosis in children and adults
Droopy eyelid: causes by age, risk of amblyopia in children, surgery.
Facial palsy and the eye
Protecting the cornea when the eyelid no longer closes (lagophthalmos).
Orbit
Thyroid eye disease (Graves)
Exophthalmos, eyelid retraction: the eye involvement of thyroid disease.
Exophthalmos (bulging eye)
A symptom whose cause must be found: Graves' disease, inflammation, tumour…
Orbital cellulitis
A very swollen eyelid with fever: an urgent infection, often from the sinuses.
Watery eyes
Watery eyes (tearing)
Tear duct obstruction, ectropion, reflex tearing from dry eye: causes and treatments in adults and infants.
Obstruction in adults
Nasolacrimal duct stenosis: the leading cause of chronic watery eyes.
Watery eyes in infants
Unopened duct: massage, spontaneous resolution, probing if needed.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma: the disease
A silent disease of the optic nerve: screening, eye pressure, visual field.
Retina
Diabetic retinopathy
A silent complication of diabetes: the importance of the annual fundus exam.
Cataract
Cornea and ocular surface
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