The eye
Eyesight is extremely important to us as human beings, since it gives us a sense of orientation in our environment.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, as one of the oldest medical disciplines, is concerned with treating eye diseases and disorders.
Diseases
Ophthalmologists diagnose and treat all injuries and diseases of the eyes and surrounding areas.
Refractive error
Refractive error is widespread and generally has natural causes, i.e., innate, genetically inherited or resulting from the normal aging process. Such visual disorders are not considered to be diseases and can be corrected by means of optometry in almost all cases.
