Retina
The retina is like the film in a camera. When the focused light hits the retina, a picture is created and sent to the brain through the optic nerve, thus giving us vision.
Retina has two parts: The peripheral retina and central Macula. Macula being the central part is capable of producing sharp and clear image. These clear images enable us to read, write and do all fine work.
Many Retinal conditions are amenable to treatment by laser applications. Presently, technological advances in medicine has provided us intra vitreal injections which are useful in conditions where laser couldn't be applied and few more conditions too.
Common conditions where the above non surgical modalities find use include:
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Age related macular degeneration
• Retinal vascular disorders
• Retinal breaks
• Retinopathy of prematurity
Vitreoretinal surgery refers to any operation to treat eye problems involving the retina, macula, and vitreous fluid. These include retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane and complications related to diabetic retinopathy.
In addition to its peculiar set of disorders, general diseases of the body frequently affect this part, chief among them are:
1 Scarring and distortions
2 Myopic degenerations
3 Degenerations and dystrophies
4 Injury related scarrings
5 Retinoblastoma- cancer of the eye
Treatment modalities at NNH retina clinic:
• - Lasers
• - Injections
• - Surgeries
Thanks to advances in technology, Modern machines at NNH allow for
• Excellent imaging and decision making
• Precise surgeries which induces less scarring
• Very a-traumatic surgeries with quick vision recovery
• Stitch less surgeries under local anaesthesia
Retina department at NNH is fully equipped with the advanced technologies required to diagnose and treat retinal diseases.
