Retina
It is made up of cells that enable the eye to see both colour and black and white. It is a layer of the eye that connects the brain directly. It is between 0.1 and 0.5 mm thick. One million nerve fibres carry the image created in the retina to the brain (optic nerve). The brain interprets the reverse image that was formed in the eye.
Who Gets Retinal Diseases?
• Congenital (congenital)
• Hereditary (hereditary)
• AMD (age-related macular degeneration)
• Inflammatory diseases,
• Vascular (vascular),
• Disorders due to systemic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, collagenases, etc.)
• Macular diseases (involving the visual centre)
• Retinal toxicity (medication-induced retinal damage)
• Tumours, retinal tears and holes, retinal detachment
Symptoms of Retinal Diseases
• Sudden or slow vision loss
• Broken - crooked vision
• Flashes of light
• Fly flying
• Objects in sight
• Veiling the view
• Temporary and short-term vision loss
• Formation of dark areas in the field of view
How to Treat
Types of treatment that can be applied according to the diagnosis made;
• Medical Treatment (in some cases)
• ALT Laser (photocoagulation)
• Operation (vitreo-retinal surgery)
Diabetic Retinopathy
It is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. About ten years after the onset of diabetes, a microangiopathy, or diabetes-related eye disease, manifests. Microangiopathy appears as capillary blockages; in more severe cases, intraocular haemorrhages, band formation, and retinal detachment may happen. Using FFA to assess the degree of vascular damage at the base of the eye, laser photocoagulation therapy may be used to treat the retina. Every three to six months, the patient should be examined, and angiography and laser treatments should be repeated as needed. The purpose of laser treatment is to halt blindness because vision lost to diabetes cannot be regained.