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Retinal Disorders

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 are:

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  1. Retinal Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images ... needed for reading, driving and seeing fine detail. Retinal disorders affect this vital tissue. They can affect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/retinaldisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Retinal Detachment (National Library of Medicine)  
    The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images ... for reading, driving, and seeing fine detail. A retinal detachment lifts or pulls the retina from its ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/retinaldetachment.html - Health Topics
  3. Retinal artery occlusion 
    Retinal artery occlusion is a blockage in one of the small arteries that carry blood to the retina . The retina is a layer of tissue in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001028.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Retinal vein occlusion 
    Retinal vein occlusion is a blockage of the small veins that carry blood away from the retina. The retina is the layer of tissue at ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007330.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina 
    Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina, which is often shortened to gyrate atrophy, is an inherited disorder characterized by progressive vision loss. People ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../gyrate-atrophy-of-the-choroid-and-retina - Genetics
  6. Retinal arterial macroaneurysm with supravalvular pulmonic stenosis 
    Retinal arterial macroaneurysm with supravalvular pulmonic stenosis (RAMSVPS) is a disorder that affects blood vessels in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rysm-with-supravalvular-pulmonic-stenosis - Genetics
  7. Retinal detachment 
    Retinal detachment is a separation of the light-sensitive membrane (retina) in the back of the eye from its ... The retina is the clear tissue that lines the inside of the back of the eye. Light rays that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001027.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Retinal detachment repair 
    Retinal detachment repair is eye surgery to place a retina back into its normal position. The retina is the light-sensitive tissue in the back ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002960.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Retinoblastoma 
    ... of the part of the eye called the retina. ... Hinton DR, Wilkinson CP, Weidemann P, eds. Ryan's Retina . 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2018:chap 132. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001030.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Diabetic Eye Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... American adults. It affects blood vessels in the retina (the light-sensitive layer of tissue in the ... cause serious problems such as vision loss and retinal detachment, where the retina is pulled away from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/diabeticeyeproblems.html - Health Topics
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