DISORDERS OF THE EYE

ANAHI GUTIERREZ, ROMEO FIGUEROA & JESUS SURA

ORIGINAL IMAGE 

•Original Image 
MYOPIA (NEARSIGHTEDNESS)
• a vision condition in which people can see close objects clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred
VISION WITH MYOPIA

Normal Vision Nearsightedness

HYPEROPIA
(FARSIGHTEDNESS)
 a vision condition in which
people can see objects further
away, but close objects appear
blurred 
VISION WITH HYPEROPIA

Normal Vision Farsightedness

AGE-RELATED MACULAR
DEGENERATION

  a deterioration or breakdown of the eye's macula.

The macula is a small area in the retina — the light-
sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye. The macula is
the part of the retina that is responsible for your central
vision, allowing you to see fine details clearly
VISION WITH AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION   

Normal Vision Age-Related Macular Degeneration 

GLAUCOMA

Group of eye conditions that can

cause blindness.
 a condition that causes damage
to your eye's optic nerve and gets
worse over time
VISION WITH GLAUCOMA

Normal Vision  Glaucoma

RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA

Disease in which the back wall of the eye

(retina) is damaged.
Symptoms often begin in childhood. They
include decreased vision at night or in low light
and loss of side vision (tunnel vision).
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA 

Normal Vision  Retinitis Pigmentosa 

CATARACTS
Clouding of the lens of the eye.
Most develop slowly over years.
Can be replaced with a fake
lens. 
CATARACTS 

Normal Vision  Cataracts

COLOR BLINDNESS
Reduced ability to
distinguish between certain
colors.
Mostly Inherited.
Men get it more. 
COLOR BLINDNESS 

Normal Vision  Color Blindness