With modern surgical techniques to repair retinal detachments, a greater than 90% primary anatomic success rate can be expected.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Despite this high level of anatomic success, visual ...

Best disease is an eye condition that people inherit from their parents. It starts during childhood and causes progressive vision loss later in life, developing in six stages. Best disease, also known ...

The back of your eye has a layer called the retina that converts light into signals. Your brain interprets those signals as images. The middle of the retina has a small area called the macula. It's in ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Macular retinal dystrophy is a rare genetic eye disorder that causes vision loss. Macular retinal dystrophy affects the back of your eye, or retina. It leads to cell damage in an area called the ...

Age-related macular degeneration, also called AMD, is the deterioration of the center of the retina called the macula. The macula is the part of the retina which is responsible for our central vision ...

To determine factors associated with anatomical and functional outcomes of macula-off retinal detachment surgery in a modern vitreoretinal unit. A retrospective casenote review of 185 patients ...

Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in people older than 65. Smoking doubles your risk of macular degeneration compared to non-smokers. Your risk of the disease increases if you ...

If your vision is blurry or fuzzy, or if you notice that straight lines appear curved or wavy, you may have age-related ...

Macular edema refers to swelling at the center of the retina, which is the layer at the back of the eyeball. It occurs when blood or fluid leaks into the retina and builds up, which can result from ...

Many of us are painfully aware of our body's increasing number of shortcomings as we get older. Sagging skin, hearing loss, receding hairlines and tending to use the bathroom more frequently than we ...