Eye Conditions
Actual cases diagnosed and photographed through one of our comprehensive eye examinations
Note: All of these photos are of patients seen at our office. Many of these are the extreme case and are not meant to alarm you but only to educate you on the amount of information the eye can provide to the trained observer.
HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY
Chronic blood pressure at 150/90: Lighter vessel at 12:00 pinches off the underlying vessel
Severe Retinopathy
from Blood pressure 260/160. Patient sent to ER. Patient survived but was days to hours away from a stroke or death.
CORNEAL ABRASION
from sleeping in contact lenses
PTERYGIUM
common in the SW United States. Excessive dryness from wind and sun.
STYE
from clogged oil duct
GPC: Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis
from dirty contact lenses
HERPES
One week prior, patient had a cold sore
CORNEAL ULCER: Scar
Patient needed hospitalization to save the eye
RETINAL DETACHMENT
RD after one day. Vision saved.
RD untreated for 2 weeks
Vision was Lost
DIABETES
Diabetic Retinopathy
NORMAL EYE
MACULAR DEGENERATION
early, dry
MAC DEG
moderate to advanced, dry
MAG DEG
End-stage, dry
MAG DEG
Wet (Bleeding)
PAPILLEDEMA
from Tumor
STROKE
From occluded vein
GLAUCOMA
normal cup, healthy eye
ENLARGED CUP
from Glaucoma
PINGQUECULA
no effect on vision
SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
due to blood thinners
PRE-RETINAL HEMORRHAGE
airbag injury
HISTOPLASMOSIS
From ingestion of pigeon excrement
NORMAL CORNEA circular rings
Notice the perfectly circular rings on the left photo.
Keratoconus Causing Corneal Warpage
Notice the distorted rings. This patient cannot get clear vision with glasses and must be fitted with a rigid gas permeable lens or face corneal transplant surgery. All photos Skowron Eye Care
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CATARACT LENS IMPLANT
CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION
from poor fitting contact lens