Retinal Disorders
The part of the eye that sends visual messages to the brain is known as the retina. Disorders of the retina include disease of, injury, or damage to the retina, all of which affect the quality of vision. Some retinal disorders are serious enough to cause blindness. The most common retinal disorders are retinal detachment, retinoblastoma, retinopathy, Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO), Macular Degeneration (also known as Age-related Macular Degeneration or AMD), and Retinitis Pigmentosa.
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Research
Retinal degeneration and local oxygen metabolism.
Abstract: Vision loss due to various forms of outer retinal degeneration remains a major problem in clinical ophthalmology. Most retinal degenerations are precipitated by genetic mutations affecting the retinal pigment epithelium and sensory retina, but it is becoming...
Promising visual improvement of cystoid macular oedema by hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: Jansen, Nielsen, , , , , , , (2004). Promising visual improvement of cystoid macular oedema by hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2004 Aug;82(4):485-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15291949
Branch retinal artery occlusion: a complication of iron-deficiency anemia in a young adult with a rectal carcinoid.
Abstract: We report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) in a patient with iron-deficiency anemia. Various ophthalmological and laboratory studies were performed. A 32-year-old man had a sudden decrease of vision in his left eye to counting fingers at 30...