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Retina

What is the retina?

It is the light-sensitive layer of tissue located at the back of the eyeball. Images passing through the lens of the eye are focused on the retina, which converts these images into electrical signals and sends them along the optic nerve to the brain.

Retinal pathologies:

  • AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration)
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Retinal detachment
  • Vitreous detachment
  • Hypertensive retinopathy
  • Epiretinal membrane
  • Macular hole
  • Retinitis pigmentosa

What is AMD?

It is a degenerative disease of the macula or central area of ​​the retina. It is one of the most common causes of vision loss in people over 65 years of age.

Symptoms

  • Difficulty reading
  • Blurred central vision
  • Black spot in the center of the vision and distorted lines
  • Color alteration or deformed straight lines

Type of AMD

  • Dry AMD, in which the tissue in the macular area gets thin.
  • Wet or atrophic AMD is usually more aggressive and progresses more quickly.

Treatment

  • There is currently no treatment for dry AMD.
  • The usual treatment for wet AMD is usually with drugs that are administered through intravitreal injections.

When to see an ophthalmologist?

  • Injections to treat AMD
  • If you “see floaters” visit urgently
  • If you are diabetic, do at least one a year

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, an urgent visit is necessary to rule out retinal tear or retinal detachment.

In cases of wet AMD, treatment is necessary to preserve or improve your vision.

They are performed under topical anesthesia and you may feel slight discomfort, not pain.

It will depend on the evolution of the disease, at least three, separated by one month between them. Subsequently, the treatment intervals are lengthened.

Once a year if there is no macular involvement and every six months if there is underlying diabetic retinopathy.

Vitrectomy surgery does not limit daily physical activities once the postoperative period has passed, which will depend on each case.

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