Ophthalmology is the part of medicine which studies the structure and treats diseases related to the eyes. For this, it uses surgeries, treatments and corrections for sight disturbances, always looking for an improvement in the quality of the patient's life.

Refractive Addiction

Refractive addiction is what ophthalmologists call eyesight problems such as myopia, hypermetropy , astigmatism, and presbiopy.

Heredity is one of the biggest factors that influence the appearance of visual pathologies, however, the routine of studies and work which require a great exposure to computers may add to the discomfort of sight tiredness, if done in the wrong way.

The treatments for refractive addiction are: to wear glasses, contact lenses or surgeries in some cases.

Eye diseases

The main ophthalmologic disease according to the Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology are:

- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis
- Strabismus
- Glaucoma
- Muscae volitantes
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Toxoplasmosis
- Sub-normal sight