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Dr. Fatemeh Kourkinejad

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RETINA  and its Complications.

✨The retina is a thin delicate lining, like wallpaper, on the inside back wall of the eye. The retina is responsible for the sense of vision. Similar to the film of a camera, it captures focused images and sends the information via the optic nerve to the brain which processes the information. Without the retina, you would not see. The center of the retina, the macula, is used for detailed work and reading. The peripheral portion of the retina is responsible for peripheral vision.

     ✨Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is the deterioration of the macula that results in impaired central vision.  AMD is the number one cause of blindness in people over the age of 55.  Factors that increase the chance of having macular degeneration include age, Northern European heritage and smoking.

        ✨Dry AMD, when the retina and layer underneath it become thin, is the most common type of macular degeneration. This usually progresses slowly and visual deterioration is usually milder in this form.  Wet AMD affects 10% of people with macular degeneration and is more severe.  In wet AMD, abnormal blood vessels develop and leak fluid and blood into the retina causing scarring and loss of central vision.

RETINA and its Complications.

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