Retinal diseases - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年3月8日 · Retinal diseases vary widely, but most of them cause visual symptoms. Retinal diseases can affect any part of your retina, a thin layer of tissue on the inside back wall of the eye. The retina contains millions of light-sensitive cells, called rods and cones, and other nerve cells that receive and organize visual information.
Retinal Diseases: Overview and Types - Cleveland Clinic
A retinal disease can affect any part of your retina, including your macula, the center part of your retina that lets you see details. You can inherit some of these conditions. Many retinal diseases cause symptoms that affect your vision. It’s important to find and treat diseases of the retina.
Retinal Diseases: Types, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Outlook - Healthline
2022年11月4日 · Retinal diseases are conditions that cause damage to the specialized cells at the back of your eye. These conditions can be inherited or develop over time.
Overview of Retinal Disorders - Eye Disorders - Merck Manual …
When examining a person's retina, a doctor puts drops in the eye to dilate the pupil. This allows the retina to be seen in much more detail with ophthalmoscopy (shining a light through a magnifying lens and into the back of the eye). Retinal disorders are often diagnosed and treated by an ophthalmologist.
Retinal problems: Types, symptoms, and treatments - Medical News Today
2021年11月10日 · Retinal problems are conditions that affect the retina and often cause difficulty with vision. Early detection is essential to prevent and delay the progression of most retinal disorders.
Retinal diseases - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年3月8日 · FAF may be used to determine the stage of retinal diseases, including macular degeneration. FAF highlights a retinal pigment, called lipofuscin, that increases with retinal damage or dysfunction. Fluorescein angiography. This test uses a dye that causes blood vessels in the retina to stand out under a special light.
Retinal Disorders | Retina | Macular Degeneration - MedlinePlus
2016年8月26日 · Retinal disorders affect this vital tissue. They can affect your vision, and some can be serious enough to cause blindness. Examples are: Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys your sharp, central vision; Diabetic eye disease; Retinal detachment - a medical emergency, when the retina is pulled away from the back of the eye
Retinal Diseases - Optometrists.org
What is retinal disease? Retinal diseases cause damage to any part of the retina. Untreated retinal diseases can lead to severe vision loss and even blindness. With early detection, some retinal diseases can be treated, while others can be controlled or slowed down to preserve, or even restore vision. Symptoms of retinal disease
Retinopathy - Harvard Health
2023年9月29日 · Retinopathy means that disease has damaged the retina. The retina is the part inside the eye that senses light. Different diseases can cause retinopathy. There can be partial or complete loss of vision. Retinopathy can develop slowly or suddenly, can get better on its own or lead to permanent damage. The retina contains many blood vessels.
Retinal diseases - Patients - The American Society of Retina
The Retina Health Fact Sheet Series, from the Foundation of the American Society of Retina Specialists, offers condition-specific webpages and printable facts sheets on nearly 40 retinal conditions. The series is written and illustrated by medical experts and offers select titles in large print, Spanish and Chinese.