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Plastic surgery of the eyelids and other periorbital tissues, performed to treat ectropion, exophthalmos, ptosis, trauma, or other conditions.  

A rare form of muscular dystrophy in which muscles that control the eyelids and swallowing are primarily affected. Ptosis and dysphagia beginning in the late 40s or early 50s are characteristic symptoms. Limb weakness frequently follows. The disease occurs most often in French-Canadian or Hispanic kindreds. Myotonic dystrophy, a form of muscular dystrophy, affects both…

Any disease of the eye or its parts caused by fungus.  

The circular motion of the eyeball around its antero-posterior axis.  

Presentation of a cancer of the eyelid as inflammation of the eyelid, conjunctiva, or tarsal glands, mimicking a benign condition.  

An allied health specialist who is prepared by training and experience to make and fit artificial eyes.  

A rare syndrome in which gradual or sudden loss of vision results from blockage of blood flow through the carotid arteries to the eyes. The disease is found most often in patients with other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. Ophthalmic examination may reveal neovascularization of the retina, retinal…

A disease of the macula found in young and middle-aged adults from the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys, in which loss of vision occurs with central scotoma. It is also known as presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS), since the macular lesion is thought to be caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, a fungus that does not grow…

A woman who has been pregnant eight times.  

The condition of having eight sets of chromosomes.