Macular edema is a condition in which there is a swelling of the part of your eye known as the macular. The macular is a small area in the center of your retina that is responsible for detailed and central vision. When swollen, the macular cannot function properly, resulting in vision loss. Depending on the cause of your macular edema, different treatment options exist. Consult with your physician about your condition and approaches to treatment.
Macular amyloidosis is a condition that causes dark brown or gray patches to form on your shoulder blades, chest or arms. Often these patches are itchy and uncomfortable. Depending on the severity of your condition, your doctor...
Age-related macular degeneration, a major cause of vision loss over age 60 according to the National Eye Institute, has devastating effects on central vision, what your eye sees when you look directly at something. Central visi...
As the baby-boomers age, a greater percentage of people will be affected by this disease. There are two main types of AMD, wet and dry. Infrequently, doctors may diagnose young people with non-age related macular degeneration. ...
Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is the leading cause of blindness in people over 60 and affects more than 10 million people, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Recent research into the effect of n...
According to Mitchell Scheiman, Maxine Scheiman and Stephen G. Whittaker authors of “Low Vision Rehabilitation,” the condition called “macular edema” occurs when fluid leaks into the center of the macula...
People with macular degeneration suffer from loss of vision in the middle of their visual field. People with glaucoma lose peripheral vision, and left untreated, they can progress to blindness. The different underlying causes o...
Macular pucker is a condition where a layer of scar tissue forms in the macula of the retina. This condition may be caused by the vitreous pulling on the retina in the back of the eye or by any type of injury to the eye. This l...
The American Academy of Ophthalmology reports that wet macular degeneration accounts for 10 percent of all age-related macular degeneration cases but is responsible for the majority of the significant vision loss associated wit...
One form of the condition is called dry macular degeneration; there is no specific approved treatment for the dry type of the condition. The more advanced type is called wet macular degeneration where new blood vessels grow und...
A damaged macula means distorted vision when looking at objects straight ahead. Macular edema, one type of damage, occurs when fluid accumulates in the tissue under the macula. Causes of edema include ocular inflammation and, m...
Wrinkling of the retina that affects the macula, called a macular pucker, most often requires no treatment besides frequent eye exams to check for worsening disease, the Cleveland Clinic reports. Macular pucker can occur when t...
According to National Eye Institute, macular degeneration is an age-related eye disease that affects the macula. The macula aids in fine detail vision and is located behind the retina. Macular degeneration happens slowly, and i...
There are two types of macular degeneration, dry and wet, with dry being the milder and more common form affecting 85 to 90 percent of people with the condition. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments for AMD...
The dry form causes blurriness that may be mild or severe. During the wet form of ARED abnormal blood vessels grow that can leak--resulting in severe vision loss. Treatments include holistic approaches, laser surgery, photodyna...
The macula is in the center of the retina, which is the light-sensitive part of the eye that sends nerve signals to the brain. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) always begins with the much more common dry form, which may o...
Wet macular degeneration leads to vision loss when abnormal, leaking blood vessels form in the retina due to aging changes in the eye. Treatment for macular degeneration is aimed at stopping the leaking vessels and preventing n...
There are two kinds of macular degeneration: wet and dry. Wet macular degeneration accounts for approximately 10 to 15 percent of all macular degeneration diagnoses, according to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation. In...
