Neuroretinitis
The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images to your brain. In the center of this nerve tissue is the macula. It provides the sharp, central vision needed for reading, driving and seeing fine detail.Retinal disorders affect this vital tissue. They can affect your vision, and some can be serious enough to cause blindness. Examples areMacular degeneration - a disease that destroys your sharp, central visionDiabetic eye diseaseRetinal detachment - a medical emergency, when the retina is pulled away from the back of the eyeRetinoblastoma - cancer of the retina. It is most common in young children.Macular pucker - scar tissue on the maculaMacular hole - a small break in the macula that usually happens to people over 60Floaters - cobwebs or specks in your field of visionNIH: National Eye Institute
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Florence Hospital
Sr Consultant Ophthalmologist
POSTED MORE THAN 1600 OPHTHALMIC ARTICLES TILL DATE
S M S Medical College & Hospital
Assistant Professor Ophthalmology
Dr R P Centre, AIIMS,
MD Ophthalmology
Eye Care & Research Centre, Kolkata for About 25 Years
Consultant
Eye Care & Research Centre, Kolkata
MS, DO
Divyajyot Eye Hospital.
M.S. (Ophthalmology ).
Government Medical College, Surat.
M.S (Ophthalmology ); D.O; M.B.B.S.
Amritsar Eye Hospital
Director
G M C Amritsar
M S ophthalmology
Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital
MS
SDEH
MS
Shri Vijay Netralaya and Phaco Surgery Centre
MBBS,DNB
Shri Ganapathi Netralaya Jalna
MBBS, DNB
SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL
Senior Resident
NBE
DNB ophthalmology
Venu Eye Hospital
Medical Retina Fellow
SN Medical College
M.S. Ophthal
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