{"id":398,"date":"2018-11-21T18:30:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T18:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2019-10-07T18:59:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T18:59:02","slug":"patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Information provided herein is strictly for informational purposes only and not intended to replace professional medical opinion or advice. If you have concerns about your vision or your eyes, and\/or would like to make an appointment with one of <\/span>our ophthalmologists or optometrists<\/span><\/a>, please contact us at 210-450-9400 or 210-358-7600.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please select from the links below to view general information on a variety of eye diseases and conditions and factors that may affect overall eye health. Some topics have a PDF version that is better suited to printing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English<\/b><\/td>\nEspa\u00f1ol<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Supplements<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nDegeneraci\u00f3n Macular Relacionada con la Edad (DMRE)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AMD Age Related Macular Degeneration<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la degeneraci\u00f3n macular relacionada con la edad?<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amblyopia<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAmbliop\u00eda<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
anti-VEGF treatment for age-related macular degeneration<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Astigmatism<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAstigmatismo<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bacterial Keratitis<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nQueratitis Bacteriana<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blepharitis<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nBlefaritis<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BPH Medications and Eye Surgery<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carotid Artery and the Eye<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cataract<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nCataratas<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chalazia and Styes<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nlos chalaziones y los orzuelos<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Computer Usage and Eye Strain<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUso de la computadora y la fatiga visual<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conjunctivitis – What is Pink Eye?<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nConjunctivitis, el Ojo Rojo<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact Lens-Related Eye Infections<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nInfecciones relacionadas con lentes de contacto<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact Lens Safety, Joint Recommendations<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corneal Abrasion and Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAbrasi\u00f3n de la c\u00f3rnea<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cystoid Macular Edema<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diabetes and Eye Health<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nDiabetes y la Salud Ocular<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eyelid Spasms<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nEspasmo Muscular del P\u00e1rpado<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Face Down Recovery After Retinal Surgery<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diabetic Retinopathy<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nRetinopat\u00eda Diab\u00e9tica<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dry Eye<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nOjo Seco<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electrooculogram (EOG)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electroretinography (ERG)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nElectrorretinograf\u00eda (ERG)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floaters and Flashers<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nManchas Flotantes y los Centelleos<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fluorescein Angiography<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fluorescein and ICG Angiography<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fuchs’ Dystrophy<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nDistrofia de Fuchs<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glaucoma<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nGlaucoma<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herpes Keratitis<\/span><\/td>\nQueratitis Herp\u00e9tica<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n(la Culebrilla) Herpes Zoster<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hyperopia (Farsightedness)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nHipermetrop\u00eda<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nLos Lentes Intraoculares (LIOs)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nla neuropat\u00eda \u00f3ptica isqu\u00e9mica (NOI)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keratoconus<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nQueratocono<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LASIK (laser eye surgery)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nLASIK (cirugia ocular con laser)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laser Iridotomy<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Living with Vision Loss In One Eye<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Low Vision<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nBaja Vision<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Macular Edema<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nEdema Macular<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Macular Hole<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Macular Pucker<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Making the Most of Remaining Vision<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAprovechando al Maximo la Vision Restante<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medical Marijuana and Glaucoma<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nLa Marihuana Medicinal y el Glaucoma<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microvascular Cranial Nerve Palsy<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Migraine<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nMigra\u00f1a<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Myopia<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nMiop\u00eda<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ocular Rosacea<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Optic Neuritis<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Overflow Tearing and Chronic Eye Infections in Infants<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Posterior Capsulotomy<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nPosterior Capsulotomy<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Presbyopia<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nPseudotumor Cerebri<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pterygium Pinguecula<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nPtergium Pinguecula<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retina – Detached or Torn<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nDesgarramiento o Desprendimiento de la Retina<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retinal Vein Occulusion<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retinitis Pigmentosa<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smoking and Eye Disease<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFumar y la Salud de sus Ojos<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strabismus<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nEstrabismo<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tearing in Adults<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nLagrimeo<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thyroid Eye Disease (Graves’ Disease)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Sun and Your Eyes<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSus Ojos y El Sol<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vision Loss (SmartSight)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Visual Field Testing<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Information provided herein is strictly for informational purposes only and not intended to replace professional medical opinion or advice. If you have concerns about your vision or your eyes, and\/or would like to make an appointment with one of our ophthalmologists or optometrists, please contact us at 210-450-9400 or 210-358-7600. Please select from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/child-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-398","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nPatient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions) - Ophthalmology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions) - Ophthalmology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Information provided herein is strictly for informational purposes only and not intended to replace professional medical opinion or advice. If you have concerns about your vision or your eyes, and\/or would like to make an appointment with one of our ophthalmologists or optometrists, please contact us at 210-450-9400 or 210-358-7600. Please select from the […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ophthalmology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-10-07T18:59:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/patient-care\\\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/patient-care\\\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\\\/\",\"name\":\"Patient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions) - Ophthalmology\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-11-21T18:30:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-10-07T18:59:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/patient-care\\\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/patient-care\\\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/patient-care\\\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Patient Care\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/patient-care\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Patient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ophthalmology\",\"description\":\"Department of Ophthalmology\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\\\/ophthalmology\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Patient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions) - Ophthalmology","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Patient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions) - Ophthalmology","og_description":"[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Information provided herein is strictly for informational purposes only and not intended to replace professional medical opinion or advice. If you have concerns about your vision or your eyes, and\/or would like to make an appointment with one of our ophthalmologists or optometrists, please contact us at 210-450-9400 or 210-358-7600. Please select from the […]","og_url":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/","og_site_name":"Ophthalmology","article_modified_time":"2019-10-07T18:59:02+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/","url":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/","name":"Patient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions) - Ophthalmology","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-11-21T18:30:04+00:00","dateModified":"2019-10-07T18:59:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/patient-information-eye-diseases-conditions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Patient Care","item":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/patient-care\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Patient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/","name":"Ophthalmology","description":"Department of Ophthalmology","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ophthalmology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}