Patient Information (Eye Diseases & Conditions)

PLEASE NOTE that information provided herein is strictly for informational purposes only and not intended to replace professional medical opinion or advice. If you have concerns about your vision or your eyes, and/or would like to make an appointment with one of our ophthalmologists or optometrists, please contact us at (210) 450-9400 or (210) 358-7600.

Please select from the links below to view general information on a variety of eye diseases and conditions and factors that may affect overall eye health. Some topics have a PDF version that is better suited to printing.

English	Español	PDF-English	PDF-Español
Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Supplements	Degeneración Macular Relacionada con la Edad (DMRE)	Yes
Amblyopia	Ambliopía	Yes
anti-VEGF treatment for age-related macular degeneration		Yes
Bacterial Keratitis	Queratitis Bacteriana
Blepharitis	Blefaritis	Yes	Yes
BPH Medications and Eye Surgery		Yes
Carotid Artery and the Eye
Cataract	Cataratas
Chalazion	Chalazión
Computer Usage and Eye Strain	Uso de la computadora y la fatiga visual
Conjunctivitis - What is Pink Eye?	Conjunctivitis, el Ojo Rojo
Contact Lens-Related Eye Infections	Infecciones relacionadas con lentes de contacto
Contact Lens Safety, Joint Recommendations
Corneal Abrasion and Erosion	Abrasión de la córnea
Cystoid Macular Edema
Diabetes and Eye Health	Diabetes y la Salud Ocular
Eyelid Spasms	Espasmo Muscular del Párpado
Face Down Recovery After Retinal Surgery
Diabetic Retinopathy	Retinopatía Diabética
Dry Eye	Ojo Seco
Electrooculogram (EOG)
Electroretinography (ERG)	Electrorretinografía (ERG)
Floaters and Flashers	Manchas Flotantes y los Centelleos
Fluorescein Angiography
Fluorescein and ICG Angiography
Fuchs' Dystrophy	Distrofia de Fuchs
Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis
Glaucoma	Glaucoma
Herpes Simplex Eye Disease	Queratitis Herpética
Herpes Zoster
Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)	Los Lentes Intraoculares (LIOs)
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Keratoconus
Laser Iridotomy
Living with Vision Loss In One Eye
Low Vision	Baja Vision
Macular Edema	Edema Macular
Macular Hole
Macular Pucker
Making the Most of Remaining Vision	Aprovechando al Maximo la Vision Restante
Medical Marijuana and Glaucoma	La Marihuana Medicinal y el Glaucoma
Microvascular Cranial Nerve Palsy
Migraine	Migraña
Ocular Rosacea
Optic Neuritis
Overflow Tearing and Chronic Eye Infections in Infants
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Posterior Capsulotomy	Posterior Capsulotomy
Presbyopia	Pseudotumor Cerebri
Pterygium Pinguecula	Ptergium Pinguecula
Retina - Detached or Torn	Desgarramiento o Desprendimiento de la Retina
Retinal Vein Occulusion
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Smoking and Eye Disease	Fumar y la Salud de sus Ojos
Strabismus	Estrabismo
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
Tearing in Adults	Lagrimeo
Thyroid Eye Disease (Graves' Disease)
The Sun and Your Eyes	Sus Ojos y El Sol
Vision Loss (SmartSight) - This handout is designed to provide immediate help, but it is not a subsitute for low vision rehabilitation. Patients and family members dealing with vision loss are encouraged to get low vision rehabilitation as an integral part of their eye care. Click here for more information about the Lions Low Vision Rehab Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Visual Field Testing