The retina is essential to your vision, and diseases and conditions affecting the retina can lead to permanent blindness. Second Sight Eye Care, part of the University of Miami Health System, provides the latest treatments and technologies delivered by the nation’s leading physician-researchers, to protect your eyesight.
People with high blood pressure or other diseases affecting the arteries are more likely to develop retinal vascular disease, which includes different disorders affecting the blood vessels or arteries inside the eye. Similar to vascular disease that causes blood clots in other parts of the body, retinal vascular disease can lead to clots inside the eye.
When cells inside the retina (the light sensitive tissue at the back of your eye) begin to die, the process is known as retinal degeneration, including Retinitis Pigmentosa and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). This can result from several causes, including genetic disorders, aging, or cancer and can lead to blindness.
Conditions and Treatments
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Flashes and Floaters
- Retinal Tears and Retinal Detachment
- Epiretinal Membrane / Macular Pucker
- Macular Holes
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Retinal Infection (Endophthalmitis)
- Uveitis
- Retinoblastoma
- Pediatric Medical and Surgical Retina
- Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
