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Eye health Find out why regular eye tests are important and how a healthy lifestyle can help you maintain good vision.

Trachoma Trachoma is a type of bacterial eye infection. The condition is a leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide, although it's rare in developed countries such as the UK. Trachoma usually first affects young children, causing mild irritation in the eyes and a discharge of pus and/or mucus.

Rhesus disease Rhesus disease is a condition where antibodies in a pregnant woman's blood destroy her baby's blood cells. It's also known as haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn (HDFN).

Postpartum psychosis Postpartum psychosis is a severe mental illness that can affect a woman after she has a baby. It causes her to have hallucinations and delusional thinking (symptoms of psychosis).

Miscarriage A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy during the first 23 weeks. The main sign of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding, which may be followed by cramping and pain in your lower abdomen.

Pre-eclampsia Pre-eclampsia is a condition that affects some pregnant women, usually during the second half of pregnancy (from around 20 weeks) or soon after their baby is delivered.

Retinal migraine Retinal migraine is an eye condition that causes brief attacks of blindness or visual problems like flashing lights in one eye. These episodes can be frightening, but in most cases they're harmless and short-lived, and eyesight goes back to normal afterwards.

Short-sightedness (myopia) Short-sightedness is a common eye condition that causes distant objects to appear blurred, while close objects can be seen clearly. It's thought to affect up to one in three people in the UK and is becoming more common.

Nausea and morning sickness Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, also known as morning sickness, is very common in early pregnancy. It's unpleasant, but it doesn't put your baby at any increased risk and usually clears up by weeks 16 to 20 of pregnancy.

Macular hole A macular hole is a small gap that opens up at the centre of the retina, in an area called the macula. The retina is the light-sensitive film at the back of the eye. In the centre is the macula – the part responsible for central and fine detail vision needed for tasks such as reading.

Uveitis Uveitis is inflammation (swelling) of the middle layer of the eye, called the uvea or uveal tract. The uvea is made up of the iris (the coloured part of the eye), the ciliary body (the ring of muscle behind the iris), and the choroid (the layer of tissue that supports the retina).

Artificial insemination Artificial insemination is a treatment that can help some couples have a baby. It involves directly inserting sperm into a woman’s womb. It's also known as intrauterine insemination (IUI).