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| The turning inward of the eyelid causing the lashes to rub against the eye |
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| The turning outward and sag gin of the eye lid, which often occurs with aging. |
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| Infection of the eye lid where the hair follicle is. |
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| Inflammation of a sebaceous gland in the eyelid. |
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| Keratoconjuncivitis Sicca |
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| Dry-eye syndrome results from changes in tear composition, lacrimal gland malfunction or altered tear distribution. |
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| Inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva. HIgh contagious. "pink eye" |
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| A chronic bilateral scarring form of conjunctivitis caused buy the chlamydia virus. Chief cause of blindness around the world. |
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| A scrape or scratch of the cornea that disrupts the integrity of the structure, caused by foreign objects. |
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| Clouding and blurring of the lens distort the image and color projected onto the retina. With maturation opacity occurs restricting the visual acuity. |
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