Retina, a thin layer of tissue on the inside back wall of your eye. It contains millions of light sensitive cells (Rods & Cones) and other nerve cells that receive and organize visual information.
Various symptoms of retinal diseases are:
- Seeing floating Specks or Cobwebs, e.g., one sees a black fly is moving around eyes
- Blurred vision
- Distorted vision (straight lines looks wavy)
- Defects in side vision
- Objects can be seen Small or Big
- Lost vision
Common Retinal Disorders are:
- Retinal Tear: Patient experiences flashes of light
- Retinal detachment
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Hypertensive Retinopathy
- Epiretinal membrane
- Age related macular degeneration
- Macular Edema
- Macular hole
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
Various methods of diagnosing retinal disorders are:
- Amsler Grid Test
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- FFA (Fundus fluorescein Angiography)
- ICG (Indocyanine Green Angiography)
- USG B-Scan
- CT f MRI
Methods of Treatment:
- Taser- Mostly used is Green Laser
- Intravitreal injections
- Retinal surgeries