Continuing with this week’s focus on eye health, it’s important to remember that eye exams are more than just examining your vision. A comprehensive dilated eye exam can also reveal a host of retinal conditions related to systemic diseases. Many of these may be initially asymptomatic. Diabetes. If diabetes remains undetected and untreated, it may result in a host ... read more
To understand how integral the retina is towards sight, think of the eye as the camera and the retina its film, or the memory card if you want to use a modern example. Within the retina are special cells called photoreceptors which consist of rods and cones. The rods are the most sensitive of the ... read more
The round shape of the eye is partially maintained thanks to the efforts of vitreous, a gel-like substance within the eye interior. Numerous fibers attached to the retina’s surface intertwine with the vitreous, but vitreous may begin to shrink as a person ages. This shrinkage will force the fibers to pull on the surface on ... read more
