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This is a list of systemic diseases with ocular manifestations.

An ocular manifestation of a systemic disease is an eye condition that directly or indirectly results from a disease process another part of the body. There are many diseases known to cause ocular or visual changes. Diabetes, for example, is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in those aged 20-74, with ocular manifestations such as diabetic retinopathy and macular edema affecting up to 80% of those who have had the disease for 15 years or more. Other diseases such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and hypertension are commonly found to have associated ocular symptoms.

Systemic allergic diseases


Skin and mucous membrane diseases


Phacomatoses


Collagen diseases


Systemic viral infections


Systemic bacterial infections


Systemic protozoal infections


Systemic fungal infections


Systemic cestode and nematode infections


Chromosomal disorders


Hematologic diseases


Cardiovascular diseases


Endocrine diseases


Gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders


Metabolic disorders


Musculoskeletal disease


Pulmonary diseases


Renal disease


Neoplastic diseases with ocular metastases


References


  • Pavan-Langston, Deborah (1990). Manual of Ocular Diagnosis and Therapy. Little, Brown and Company.

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