Symptoms of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases
Retina is a tissue that covers inside the eye –wall and is an extension of the brain. This tissue when stimulated by light transmits the information to the brain where it is seen as an image. Vitreous has a consistency of ”gel” that fills the eye cavity.
A large variety of conditions can affect the vitreous and retina that lie on the back part of the eye that is not readily visible, such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal detachments or tears, macular holes, retinopathy of prematurity, retinoblastoma, uveitis, eye cancer, flashes and floaters and retinitis pigmentosa.
