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Cigarette smoking: protecting our eyes

Prevention involves correct information, but also shocking images that induce people to stop smoking.

Cigarette smoking has harmful effects on the entire organism, and the eye is certainly no exception. The eye district that suffers the most damage is certainly the retina, in fact there are......

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Hemianopsia is a visual disorder that causes the loss of half of the visual field. Classification We speak of lateral (vertical) hemianopsia if the loss affects the right or left half......

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease involving the central area of the retina, the macula, which is responsible for central vision (https://www.oculistaitaliano.it/articoli/ruolo-dellinfiammazione-nelle-patogenesi-della-degenerazione-maculare-legata-alleta/). This eye condition is degenerative......

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Endophthalmitis is a severe inflammation of the eye (anterior chamber, posterior chamber or both) that may or may not be associated with infection. Exogenous postoperative endophthalmitis is caused by direct infection of the eye by microorganisms......

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The surface of the eyes and its adnexa, such as eyelids and eyelashes, are among the most exposed structures of our body and therefore highly susceptible to microbial contamination, infection......

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Presbyopia is a physiological visual disorder, characterised by the gradual loss of the eye's ability to accommodate (focus), which affects all individuals after the age of 40.......

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Vitreous diseases are pathological changes that affect the vitreous body of the eye and lead to vision disturbances mainly related to the presence of floating bodies, affecting the state......

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Digital Eye Strain

The Digital Eye Strain (DES), also known as Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), is the set of eye and visual discomforts that can occur as a result of prolonged use of computers and other digital devices.

Digital Eye Strain (DES), also known as Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), is the set of eye and visual discomforts that can occur as a result of prolonged use of computers and other......

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