Retina

Educational articles about retina related eye issues from the doctors of Ophthalmology at Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute

What are Flashes and Floaters?

Flashes are the appearance of "lightning streaks" in the field of vision. It can occur when the vitreous pulls on the retina. People with retinal issues often have momentary lightning streaks that look like jagged lines. Other flashes can be caused by migraines and appear as "heat waves" that can [...]

What are Flashes and Floaters?

Uveitis Overview

Uveitis is the inflammation of the uvea. Three parts make up the uvea; iris, ciliary body, and choroid. The uvea’s importance in the eye is to provide blood flow to the deep layers of the retina. When the uvea is inflamed, it causes eye injury and inflammatory diseases. There are [...]

Uveitis Overview

Macular Hole Overview

A macular hole occurs when a tear or opening forms in your macula. Objects in your central vision will become blurry, wavy, or distorted as the hole forms. As the hole grows more prominent, a dark or blind spot appears in your central vision but does not affect your peripheral [...]

Macular Hole Overview

Macular Degeneration Infographic

Macular degeneration info-graphic showing healthy retina versus a retina with wet or dry macular degeneration.

Macular Degeneration Infographic

Ways to help Prevent Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration is a disease that affects the vision of nearly two million Americans. It is the leading cause of blindness and loss of vision in aging adults. Also known as age-related macular degeneration or ARMD, there two variations of the disease, dry (atrophic) and wet (neovascular or exudative). With [...]

Ways to help Prevent Macular Degeneration

What Causes Uveitis?

What is Uveitis Uveitis is a broad term describing a group of inflammatory diseases of the eye that involves swelling and destroys eye tissues. It can be painful, the eye or eyes can be red, and swollen with cloudy vision. There are three types of uveitis; anterior, intermediate, and posterior [...]

What Causes Uveitis?

Prevent Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration, and more specifically age-related macular degeneration, is a age-related eye disease. In a 2001 study known as the AREDS (age-related eye disease study), researchers found that high doses of vitamins C, E, beta-carotene, and zinc/copper was beneficial in reducing the rate of progression to advanced AMD in patients [...]

Prevent Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Retinal Detachment Surgery

The retina is the light-sensitive layer of cells (tissue) that lines the inside of the eye and sends visual messages through the optic nerve to the brain. The optic nerve carries visual images from the back of your eye to your brain. A retinal detachment occurs when the retina is [...]

Retinal Detachment Surgery

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