Retina

Age related macular degeneration, AMD, is a degenerative disease of the macula, the central part of the retina responsible for det...

Diabetic retinopathy is damage to the small blood vessels of the retina caused by chronically elevated blood glucose in diabetes. ...

Retinal detachment is a separation of the neurosensory retina from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium and its blood supply....

Retinitis pigmentosa, RP, is a group of inherited retinal diseases in which the rod photoreceptors, and later the cones, progressi...

Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, is a reduced ability to distinguish certain colors. The most common forms are red gre...

Central serous chorioretinopathy, CSCR, is a condition in which fluid accumulates under the retina at the macula, producing a loca...

A macular hole is a small full thickness defect in the center of the macula, the part of the retina responsible for sharp central ...

An epiretinal membrane is a thin, translucent layer of fibrous tissue that forms on the inner surface of the retina over the macul...

Night blindness, or nyctalopia, is difficulty seeing in dim light or adapting from bright to dark conditions. It is a symptom of d...

Retinal laser treatment, or laser photocoagulation, uses focused light energy to create small controlled burns in the retina. Panr...

Anti VEGF injections are treatments in which drugs that block vascular endothelial growth factor, a signaling protein that promote...

Retinal vein occlusion occurs when the central retinal vein or one of its branches becomes blocked, so blood backs up and leaks in...

Retinal artery occlusion is a blockage of the central retinal artery or one of its branches, usually by an embolus from the caroti...

Stargardt disease is an inherited degeneration of the macula, the central part of the retina used for reading and recognizing face...

Leber congenital amaurosis is a group of inherited retinal diseases that cause severe vision impairment from birth or early infanc...

Choroideremia is a rare inherited disease in which the choroid, the vascular layer beneath the retina, and the overlying retinal p...

Achromatopsia is a rare inherited retinal condition in which the cone photoreceptors, responsible for color and daylight vision, d...

Cystoid macular edema is a swelling of the macula in which fluid collects in cyst like spaces between retinal layers, blurring and...