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Juvenile macular dystrophy is a group of inherited eye disorders. It affects children and young adults. It passes from parent to child. The most common form of juvenile macular degeneration is Stargardt disease. Other types include Best’s disease and juvenile retinoschisis. Juvenile macular dystrophy

With keratoconus, the cornea thins and bulges out like a cone, affecting vision. Keratoconus treatment depends on your symptoms. With mild symptoms, eyeglasses can correct your vision. With more severe symptoms, there are other treatment options that can include hard contact lenses, medication or surgery.

LASIK is a type of refractive surgery. With this outpatient procedure, a laser is used to reshape your cornea, improving how light rays are focused in the eye. LASIK is used to treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism. It cannot correct presbyopia, the normal loss of

A laser is an intense beam of light. In surgery, one type of laser can be used to create heat energy, and another can be used to cut or sculpt. Ophthalmologists often use lasers in surgery to treat certain eye problems, including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, refractive errors,

Laser iridotomy is a type of surgery to treat and prevent angle-closure glaucoma. This form of glaucoma is when your iris blocks fluid (called aqueous) from leaving the front of the eye as it should. Pressure in the eye rises and the optic nerve is damaged. Laser iridotomy helps fluid drain properly