Eye diseases can have various causes: from genetic anomalies to unhealthy lifestyles. Prevention also plays a fundamental role in this field, you should make regular visits to your ophthalmologist to keep your eyes healthy, but protection, rest and hydration also play an important role. For example, dry eye syndrome is very common. Eye diseases are classified according to the part of the organ affected: eyelids, cornea, retina, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctiva, iris and lens. Pathologies of the retina are quite frequent, the most important are: diabetic retinopathy, retinal thrombosis and various forms of maculopathy.