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Description: A condition where the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object. Common Age of Onset: Infancy or early childhood. Treatment: Eye exercises, glasses with or without prisms, eye muscle surgery.

Description: Also known as 'pink eye,' it is an inflammation or infection of the outer membrane of the eyeball. Common Age of Onset: Can occur at any age but common in school-aged children. Treatment: Depends on cause; may include antibiotics for bacterial infections or antihistamines for allergic forms.

Description: An infection of the eyelid and skin around the eye. Common Age of Onset: Often affects children under the age of 5. Treatment: Oral or intravenous antibiotics, depending on the severity of the infection.

Description: Inflammation or infection of the cornea. Common Age of Onset: Can occur at any age, but contact lens users are at higher risk. Treatment: Antibiotic, antifungal, or antiviral eye drops, depending on the cause.

Description: A rare form of eye cancer that begins in the retina and is most commonly found in young children. Common Age of Onset: Usually before the age of 5. Treatment: Treatment options include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical removal of the eye in severe cases.

Description: Inflammation of the eyelids, often where eyelashes grow, leading to red, irritated, itchy eyelids, and the formation of dandruff-like scales on the eyelashes. Common Age of Onset: Can occur at any age. Treatment: Eyelid hygiene measures, antibiotics, and steroid eye drops.

Description: An infection of the tear duct system. Common Age of Onset: Infants or older children with tear duct blockage. Treatment: Antibiotics, tear duct massage, and sometimes surgical intervention if persistent.

Description: A group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, often caused by abnormally high pressure in your eye. Common Age of Onset: Can be congenital or occur in childhood or adolescence. Treatment: Medications, laser therapy, or surgery to lower eye pressure.

Description: Vision problems like myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism caused by the shape of the eye that prevents light from focusing directly on the retina. Common Age of Onset: School-age children. Treatment: Corrective glasses or contact lenses; refractive surgery in older patients.

Description: Clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye. Common Age of Onset: Can be congenital or develop in childhood. Treatment: Surgery to remove the cataract, often followed by eyeglass or contact lens correction.

Description: Often called 'lazy eye,' amblyopia is diminished vision in one eye caused by abnormal visual development early in life. Common Age of Onset: Early childhood, typically before age 7. Treatment: Patching the stronger eye, corrective glasses, vision therapy.