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Temporal Arteritis

If your head starts hurting on the side near your temples, your jaw feels sore when you chew, and your vision goes blurry in one eye, you may have a condition called temporal arteritis.


Angle-Closure Glaucoma

If your eye suddenly feels tight, your vision goes blurry, and you see rainbow halos around lights, you might be showing signs of angle-closure glaucoma.


Anterior Uveitis

Anterior uveitis, also called iritis, is a type of eye inflammation that affects the front part of your eye.


Vitreous Detachment: When Your Eye's Jelly Starts to Shift

You're looking at the sky or a white wall, and suddenly you see little floaty dots or flashes of light.


TIA (Mini-Stroke): When your Vision Flickers and Fades

A Transient Ischemic Attack is a mini-stroke that sometimes affects how you see.


Optic Neuritis

Optic neuritis is when the optic nerve gets inflamed or irritated.


Papilledema

Papilledema means the optic nerve in the back of the eye is swollen.


Amaurosis Fugax: The Vision Curtain that Comes and Goes

Imagine you're outside shooting some hoops or reading a book, and suddenly it's like someone pulled a curtain down over your eye.


What Is Ortho-K and How Does It Work?

Many people wear glasses or contacts every day to see clearly. However, some prefer a different option, one that does not need to be worn all day. Ortho-K, short for orthokeratology, offers a non-surgical approach to enhancing vision. It involves wearing special contact lenses while you sleep. These lenses gently reshape the front part of your eye to improve your eyesight during the day.


Ocular Migraine

Imagine you're sitting in class or scrolling on your phone, and suddenly part of your vision just disappears.


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