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Fibromyalgia Symptoms

Because the classic symptoms of fibromyalgia -- widespread muscle and joint pain and fatigue -- aren't very distinctive, the condition is often mis...

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a non-life-threatening, chronic disorder with widespread pain as its main symptom. If you’ve had widespread pain for more than 3 mo...

Fibromyalgia Tender Points

People with fibromyalgia often feel different types of pain in their bodies. In fact, pressure on one of the tender points with a finger will cause...

What is Episcleritis?

Redness in your eye can result from a number of things, from allergies to pinkeye or simply being really tired. Episcleritis doesn’t normally hurt ...

Understanding Astigmatism -- Symptoms

More significant astigmatism may cause noticeable distortions of your vision.

What is Scleritis?

With posterior scleritis, you can’t usually see these kinds of issues because they’re on the back of the white of your eye. For very mild cases of ...

Prosthetic Eye

The prosthetic eye fits over an ocular implant. The ocular implant is a separate hard, rounded device that is surgically and permanently embedded d...

Guide to Refractive and Laser Eye Surgery

Vision correction surgery, also called refractive and laser eye surgery, refers to any surgical procedure used to fix vision problems. Learn more a...

What is Ophthalmoscopy?

Ophthalmoscopy (also called fundoscopy) is an exam your doctor, optometrist, or ophthalmologist uses to look into the back of your eye. Then they'l...

Treatment Plan for Neuromyelitis Optica

Doctors most often prescribe IV methylprednisolone, a steroid, to calm your immune system. If steroids don’t help enough, your doctor may prescribe...

What is Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that destroys the macula, which is part of the retina at the back of your eye. The symptom...

What is Juvenile Macular Degeneration?

Juvenile macular degeneration (JMD) is the term for several inherited and rare diseases that affect children and young adults. JMD damages the macu...