eye_disease (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *eye disease*:
NOUN	state	eye disease	any disease of the eye

English > *eye disease*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	Any disease of the eye.
Narrower	cataract	An eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
	cystoid macular edema	A specific pattern of swelling in the central retina
	drusen	(plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina
	glaucoma	An eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
	keratonosus	Any disease of the cornea
	leukoma, leucoma	eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea
	macular degeneration	eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision
	macular edema	An eye disease caused by a swelling of the macula resulting from leakage and accumulation of fluid
	retinopathy	A disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision
	trachoma	A chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
Broader	disease	An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Spanish	enfermedad de la vista
Catalan	malaltia de la vista

HyperDic: eye_disease