Retinal Disorders

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According to the new report high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels not only are bad for your heart they may also harm your eyesight According to background information in the

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RETINA RETINAL DETACHMENT WHAT IS A RETINAL DETACHMENT The retina is the light sensitive layer of tissue that lines the inside of the eye and sends visual images through the optic nerve to the

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Retinal Detachment and Other Vitreoretinal Disorders Retinal detachment a condition in which the retina progressive separates from the inner wall of the eye produces progressive visual loss which becomes permanent if untreated Some

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Retinal Disorders The retina is a thin sheet of nerve tissue in the back of the eye where light rays are focused and transmitted to the brain The vitreous is a gel like substance that fills the eye and is

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The capillaries bleed dot and blot hemorrhages and leak fluid in the form of exudates yellow blotches in photo into the retinal tissue Veins dilate as areas of the capillary bed exhibit non perfusion blood ceases to flow in the capillary bed

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doubles the incidence AMD is classified as either wet AMD or dry AMD Dry AMD is associated with the formation of drusen bodies in the macula It is theorized that drusen is an accumulation of waste byproducts from a retinal metabolism that is functioning abnormally Dry AMD accounts for 90 percent of the

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Retina Vitreous Disorders Angiography Diabetic Retinopathy Epiretinal Membrane

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averages in the normal population and changes can be followed over time Below is pictured the nerve fiber analysis printout from the GDX Other Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve Glaucoma causes atrophy of the optic nerve Optic nerve atrophy can also be the result of chronic optic neuritis

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Common Vitreoretinal Disorders

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intra retinal fluid with a probable occult hidden on the angiogram choroidal neovascular membrane This eye was treated with three Lucentis injections over a 6 month period

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in the second OCT image below indicates the RPE layer that has been broken through by the choroidal new blood vessels A normal OCT image is given for comparison The new blood vessels are thought to be a response to oxygen starvation of the diseased retina but they are malformed and they leak blood and serous

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New Insights into Retinal Degenerative Diseases Springer

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Ninety percent of the cases of severe vision loss from AMD results from wet AMD Below are a fundus photo and an OCT image of a macular scar secondary to AMD Treatment of wet AMD has progressed through several phases beginning in the 1970s with focal laser burns to cauterize the new blood vessels Laser treatment

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percent of the cases of severe vision loss from AMD results from wet AMD Below are a fundus photo and an OCT image of a macular scar secondary to AMD Treatment of wet AMD has progressed through several phases beginning in the 1970s with focal laser burns to cauterize the new blood vessels Laser treatment was

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temporal to fixation Below an OCT image of a normal optic nerve head showing the hump of nerve tissue at the rim and cup formed in the center

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color photo and a fluorescein angiogram of a hemi central vein occlusion The occlusion has occurred in the optic nerve head but only affects the inferior branch

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blood vessels PDR can be treated with pan retinal photocoagulation PRP PRP involves carpet bombing the peripheral retina with around 1000 laser spots Pictured above laser scars in the peripheral retina The theory is that PRP decreases the retina s need for oxygen causing areas of neovascularization to

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vitrectomy may be considered only if vision is significantly compromised Who are the Vitreo Retinal Specialists at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute The vitreo retinal ophthalmologists at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute have made significant contributions to the advancement of vitreo retinal care for more than 40 years they

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