Vitiligo - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月1日 · Vitiligo (vit-ih-LIE-go) is a disease that causes loss of skin color in patches. The discolored areas usually get bigger with time. The condition can affect the skin on any part of the body.
Vitiligo - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
2022年11月10日 · Removing the remaining color (depigmentation). This therapy may be an option if your vitiligo is widespread and other treatments haven't worked. A depigmenting agent is applied to unaffected areas of skin.
Dry macular degeneration - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年11月23日 · Dry macular degeneration may start in one eye before developing in the other eye. It also may develop in both eyes at the same time. Over time, vision may worsen and affect the ability to do things, such as read, drive and recognize faces.
Wet macular degeneration - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年2月21日 · Wet macular degeneration is a long-lasting eye disorder that causes blurred vision or a blind spot in the central vision. It's usually caused by blood vessels that leak fluid or blood into the macula (MAK-u-luh).
Tinea versicolor - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年7月13日 · Tinea versicolor is a common fungal infection of the skin. The fungus interferes with the normal pigmentation of the skin, resulting in small, discolored patches.
Laser resurfacing - Mayo Clinic
2024年10月26日 · Laser resurfacing is a procedure that uses an energy-based device to improve the look and feel of skin. It's usually used to reduce fine lines, age spots and uneven skin color in the face.
Eye melanoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年8月9日 · Where eye melanoma occurs. Eye melanoma most often affects the middle layer of your eye (uvea). Parts of your eye's uvea that can develop melanoma include the colored portion of your eye (iris), the muscle fibers around your eye's lens (ciliary body), and the layer of blood vessels that lines the back of your eye (choroid).
Albinism - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年12月13日 · Overview. The term albinism usually refers to oculocutaneous (ok-u-low-ku-TAY-nee-us) albinism (OCA). OCA is a group of disorders passed down in families where the body makes little or none of a substance called melanin. The type and amount of melanin in your body determines the color of your skin, hair and eyes.
Laser hair removal - Mayo Clinic
2024年3月13日 · Overview. Laser hair removal is a medical procedure that uses a concentrated beam of light (laser) to remove unwanted hair. During laser hair removal, a laser emits a light that is absorbed by the pigment (melanin) in the hair.
Eye floaters - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年7月2日 · Eye floaters. As you age, the vitreous — a jelly-like material inside your eyes — liquifies and contracts. When this happens, microscopic collagen fibers in the vitreous tend to clump together.