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Acanthamoeba keratitis ( AK) is a rare disease in which amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba invade the clear portion of the front ( cornea) of the eye. It affects roughly 100 people in the United States each year. [ 2] Acanthamoeba are protozoa found nearly ubiquitously in soil and water and can cause infections of the skin, eyes, and central ...
Conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, [ 4] is inflammation of the outermost layer of the white part of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid. [ 5] It makes the eye appear pink or reddish. [ 1] Pain, burning, scratchiness, or itchiness may occur. [ 1] The affected eye may have increased tears or be "stuck shut" in the ...
Your kids and their teachers will thank you. Make eye exams part of the back-to-school checklist. Your kids and their teachers will thank you. When a little boy burst into tears in her third-grade ...
The Vaccines for Children program established in 1994 will prevent 1.13 million deaths, 32 million hospitalizations and 508 million illnesses, according to a study the Centers for Disease Control ...
Stye. A stye, also known as a hordeolum, is a bacterial infection of an oil gland in the eyelid. [ 4] This results in a red tender bump at the edge of the eyelid. [ 1][ 5] The outside or the inside of the eyelid can be affected. [ 3]
Definition and overview. Hygiene is a practice [ 3] related to lifestyle, cleanliness, health, and medicine. In medicine and everyday life, hygiene practices are preventive measures that reduce the incidence and spread of germs leading to disease. [ 4] Hygiene practices vary from one culture to another. [ 5]
Ophthalmology ( / ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒi /, OFF-thal-MOL-ə-jee) [ 1] is a clinical and surgical specialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. [ 2] A former term is oculism . An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. [ 3]