A-Z eye conditions

There are dozens of eye conditions - some very common and some much more rare. Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss. Here you can find out more about some of the conditions our researchers have been working on.

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Acanthamoeba keratitis Achromatopsia Age-related macular degeneration Amblyopia (lazy eye) Amblyopia (or ‘lazy eye’) is a condition in which one or both eyes have poor vision without there... Aniridia Aniridia is a very rare eye condition in which the coloured part of the eye (the iris) does not f... Anophthalmia Anophthalmia means that people are born with no visible eye. People with microphthalmia are born... Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy Autosomal dominant optic atrophy is a rare eye condition that affects an estimated 1 in 25,000 Behcet syndrome Behçet syndrome is a serious long-term condition in which the blood vessels (arteries and veins)... Best disease Best disease (otherwise known as vitelliform macular dystrophy) is an inherited condition that ca... Birdshot chorioretinopathy Birdshot is a rare condition that is hard to treat and may lead to blindness. Our in-depth, exp... Cataract Cerebral visual impairment Cerebral visual impairment is the name for problems with vision that stem from the brain rather t... Charles Bonnet syndrome Choroideremia Coloboma Ocular coloboma (or just ‘coloboma’) means that there is a gap at the base of the eye. It’s rare... Conjunctival disorders The conjunctiva is a part of the eye that covers the white of the eye and lines the inside of the... Corneal disease The cornea is the clear front surface of the eye. A corneal disease is any condition that affects... Corneal dystrophy Corneal dystrophy is a group of rare inherited eye conditions that affect the cornea – the clear... Diabetic retinopathy Duane retraction syndrome Duane retraction syndrome (or just Duane syndrome) is an eye movement disorder. There are several... Eyelid cancer What is eyelid cancer? Eyelid cancer is a general term used for a cancer that occurs on or in th...	Fuchs dystrophy The cornea is the clear front surface of the eye. Fuchs dystrophy is one type of corneal dystroph... Glaucoma Hemianopia	Keratoconus Leber congenital amaurosis Leber hereditary optic neuropathy Leber hereditary optic neuropathy is an inherited condition that affects the specialised cable th... Macular hole The retina is the light-sensitive layer of cells that lines the back of the eye. At its centre is... Meesmann corneal dystrophy Meesmann corneal dystrophy is a rare form of corneal dystrophy. It affects the outer layer of the... Nystagmus Nystagmus is a condition in which people have involuntary eye movement. The eyes usually move fro... Ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid Ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid is a type of scarring conjunctivitis. It affects the membrane t...	Proliferative vitreoretinopathy Proliferative vitreoretinopathy is a condition that can develop as a complication of a detached r... Pterygium Pterygium is a benign growth from the lining of the eyelid (the conjunctiva) onto the clear front... Refractive error Retinal detachment The retina is the light-sensitive tissue lining the back of the inside of the eye. It’s made up o... Retinitis pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa is the term used for a group of closely related inherited eye conditions tha... Retinoblastoma Retinopathy of prematurity Retinopathy of prematurity is a condition that can affect babies who are born early, before the b... Stargardt's disease Thyroid eye disease Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a condition in which parts of the eye and eye socket become inflamed... Trachoma Trachoma is an infectious eye condition. The infection usually begins in early childhood and ofte...	Uveal melanoma Uveal melanoma is a type of eye cancer. It affects about 6 people per million. Those with pale sk... Uveitis Uveitis is the name for inflammation within the eye. Uveitis is a major cause of blindness. Wolfram syndrome

Acanthamoeba keratitis
Achromatopsia
Age-related macular degeneration
Amblyopia (lazy eye)

Amblyopia (or ‘lazy eye’) is a condition in which one or both eyes have poor vision without there...
Aniridia

Aniridia is a very rare eye condition in which the coloured part of the eye (the iris) does not f...
Anophthalmia

Anophthalmia means that people are born with no visible eye. People with microphthalmia are born...
Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy

Autosomal dominant optic atrophy is a rare eye condition that affects an estimated 1 in 25,000
Behcet syndrome

Behçet syndrome is a serious long-term condition in which the blood vessels (arteries and veins)...
Best disease

Best disease (otherwise known as vitelliform macular dystrophy) is an inherited condition that ca...
Birdshot chorioretinopathy

Birdshot is a rare condition that is hard to treat and may lead to blindness. Our in-depth, exp...
Cataract
Cerebral visual impairment

Cerebral visual impairment is the name for problems with vision that stem from the brain rather t...
Charles Bonnet syndrome
Choroideremia
Coloboma

Ocular coloboma (or just ‘coloboma’) means that there is a gap at the base of the eye. It’s rare...
Conjunctival disorders

The conjunctiva is a part of the eye that covers the white of the eye and lines the inside of the...
Corneal disease

The cornea is the clear front surface of the eye. A corneal disease is any condition that affects...
Corneal dystrophy

Corneal dystrophy is a group of rare inherited eye conditions that affect the cornea – the clear...
Diabetic retinopathy
Duane retraction syndrome

Duane retraction syndrome (or just Duane syndrome) is an eye movement disorder. There are several...
Eyelid cancer

What is eyelid cancer? Eyelid cancer is a general term used for a cancer that occurs on or in th...

A-Z eye conditions

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U - Z

Acanthamoeba keratitis

Achromatopsia

Age-related macular degeneration

Amblyopia (lazy eye)

Aniridia

Anophthalmia

Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy

Behcet syndrome

Best disease

Birdshot chorioretinopathy

Cataract

Cerebral visual impairment

Charles Bonnet syndrome

Choroideremia

Coloboma

Conjunctival disorders

Corneal disease

Corneal dystrophy

Diabetic retinopathy

Duane retraction syndrome

Eyelid cancer

Fuchs dystrophy

Glaucoma

Hemianopia

Keratoconus

Leber congenital amaurosis

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy

Macular hole

Meesmann corneal dystrophy

Nystagmus

Ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy

Pterygium

Refractive error

Retinal detachment

Retinitis pigmentosa

Retinoblastoma

Retinopathy of prematurity

Stargardt's disease

Thyroid eye disease

Trachoma

Uveal melanoma

Uveitis

Wolfram syndrome

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