Diseases » Refractive Eye Disorders » Introduction

Refractive Eye Disorders

Refractive Eye Disorders: Introduction

Refractive Eye Disorders: About 120 million people in the United States wear eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness ... more about Refractive Eye Disorders.

Refractive Eye Disorders: Any disorder that affects the ability of the eye to focus on an object. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Refractive Eye Disorders is available below.

Symptoms of Refractive Eye Disorders

• Vision difficulties
• Blurred vision
• more symptoms...»

Read more about symptoms of Refractive Eye Disorders

Treatments for Refractive Eye Disorders

• Eyeglasses
• Contact lenses
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Refractive Eye Disorders

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Refractive Eye Disorders:

• Vision & Eye Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Eye Tests
  • Home Vision Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Refractive Eye Disorders?

• Misdiagnosis of Refractive Eye Disorders
• Hidden causes of Refractive Eye Disorders (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Refractive Eye Disorders: Related Patient Stories

• Please help with eye blindspot/headache problem
• Eye problem
• Please Help...8yr. old son's eye is having problems!
• Dry Eyes/Stomach problems?
• HELPLESS, gumline problems, dry mouth, dry eyes.
• thyroid and eye problems
• Eye Problems: 6 years and my last doctor gave up.
• Eye problem is ruining my life.
• Problem in the eyes
• Eye problem
• rare eye problem
• Serious eye redness/dryness problem
• eye problem
• i have problem in my eyes?
• eye discarge problem for more than 4 years
• Strange problem in eyes
• Eye problems
• Worrying eye problems
• eye problem
• left eye problem for a year!

Types of Refractive Eye Disorders

• Myopia
• Hyperopia
• Astigmatism
• more types...»

Read more about Types of Refractive Eye Disorders

Causes of Refractive Eye Disorders

• Myopia
• Anisometropia
• Pathological myopia
• Hypermetropia
• Astigmatism
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Refractive Eye Disorders

Read more about causes of Refractive Eye Disorders.

More information about causes of Refractive Eye Disorders:

• Refractive Eye Disorders as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Refractive Eye Disorders

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Refractive Eye Disorders:

• Astigmatism
• Astigmatic Keratotomy
• LASIK
• PRK
• Hyperopia and Presbyopia
• Conductive Keratoplasty
• more related diseases...»

Refractive Eye Disorders: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Vision & Eye: serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Glaucoma -- Undiagnosed
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Undiagnosed
  • Cataract -- Undiagnosed
  • Diabetic Retinopathy -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Refractive Eye Disorders: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Eye Health Specialists (Ophthalmology):
  • Ophthalmology (Eye Specialist)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Refractive Eye Disorders: Animations

More Refractive Eye Disorders animations & videos

Research about Refractive Eye Disorders

Visit our research pages for current research about Refractive Eye Disorders treatments.

Clinical Trials for Refractive Eye Disorders

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Refractive Eye Disorders include:

• Effects of Different Add Powers on the Comfort and Productivity of Computer Users With Fixed or Free Head Movement - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Effects of Optical Blur on Performance and Comfort of Computer Users - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Comparison of Higher Order Aberrations and Contrast Sensitivity Between Acrysof SN60AT, SN60WF and Restore Intraocular Lenses - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Customized PRK With Mitomycin Versus Customized Lasik for Myopic Astigmatism - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Vision In Preschoolers Study (VIP Study) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 54 Clinical Trials for Refractive Eye Disorders

Statistics for Refractive Eye Disorders

• Medical statistics for Refractive Eye Disorders
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Refractive Eye Disorders
• Death and Mortality statistics for Refractive Eye Disorders
• Society statistics for Refractive Eye Disorders

Refractive Eye Disorders: Broader Related Topics

• Eye conditions
• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• more types...»

Types of Refractive Eye Disorders

Refractive Eye Disorders Message Boards

Related forums and medical stories:

• Eye Conditions (169)
  • red veins in the eyes???
  • blurred vision in one eye
  • ICE Syndrome
  • episcleritis- alternative treatment
  • small floating black dot ghost
  • More user stories

User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Refractive Eye Disorders, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
• See all the forums.

Article Excerpts about Refractive Eye Disorders

About 120 million people in the United States wear eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism. These vision disorders--called refractive errors-- affect the cornea and are the most common of all vision problems in this country. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)

Definitions of Refractive Eye Disorders:

Deviations from the average or standard indices of refraction of the eye through its dioptric or refractive apparatus. - (Source - Diseases Database)

 » Next page: What is Refractive Eye Disorders?

Medical Tools & Articles:

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

   

homepage | back to top

Search Specialists by State and City

Choose... GENERAL PRACTICE CARDIAC HEALTH WOMEN'S HEALTH CANCER CARE RADIOLOGY MENTAL HEALTH PATHOLOGY EAR, NOSE, THROAT MEDICINE GENETICS NEUROLOGY DIALYSIS CARE SURGERY ORTHOPEDICS/SPORTS MEDICINE CHILDREN'S HEALTH OTHER SPECIALTIES