Muscle Disorders—Eye Diseases

Some eye problems are minor and don’t last long. But some can lead to a permanent loss of vision.

Common eye problems include

• Refractive errors
• Cataracts – clouded lenses
• Optic nerve disorders, including glaucoma
• Retinal disorders – problems with the nerve layer at the back of the eye
• Macular degeneration – a disease that destroys sharp, central vision
• Diabetic eye problems
• Conjunctivitis – an infection also known as pinkeye

Your best defense is to have regular checkups, because eye diseases do not always have symptoms. Early detection and treatment could prevent vision loss. See an eye care professional right away if you have a sudden change in vision, if everything looks dim, or if you see flashes of light. Other symptoms that need quick attention are pain, double vision, fluid coming from the eye, and inflammation.

NIH: National Eye Institute

• Anisocoria (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Choroidal dystrophies (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Coloboma of the iris (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Episcleritis (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Eye and orbit ultrasound (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Eye burning – itching and discharge (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Eye pain (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Eye redness (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Fluorescein angiography (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Fluorescein eye stain (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Heterochromia (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Ophthalmoscopy (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Orbit CT scan (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Orbital pseudotumor (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Photophobia (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Pinguecula (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Pterygium (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Pupil – white spots (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Scleritis (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Slit-lamp exam (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Standard ophthalmic exam (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Subconjunctival hemorrhage (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Uveitis (Medical Encyclopedia)

Also called: Myopathy

Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.

Causes of muscle disorders include

• Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis
• A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy
• Some cancers
• Inflammation, such as myositis
• Diseases of nerves that affect muscles
• Infections
• Certain medicines

Sometimes the cause is not known.

• Caring for muscle spasticity or spasms (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Compartment syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Contracture deformity (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Creatine phosphokinase test (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Electromyography (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Eyelid twitch (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Hypotonia (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle aches (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle atrophy (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle function loss (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle twitching (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Rhabdomyolysis (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Weakness (Medical Encyclopedia)