Retina & Vitreous

 

Vitreo-retinal diseases are conditions that affect structures inside the eye called the vitreous and the retina. The vitreous is the clear gel that fill the space between the lens and the retina. Retina is the light-sensitive layer in the back of the eye which forms image and transmit it to the brain through optic nerve.

Vitreo-Retina Services

You should see a Vitreo-Retina specialist if you have any of the following symptoms or you have been diagnosed with a vitreo-retinal condition during your routine eye examination.

Symptoms can be any of the following:

1. If you see flashes or sparks of light

2. If you see floaters in the field of your vision

3. Shadows or dimness in the peripheral vision

4. Sudden loss of vision

5. Difficulty in night vision

6. Distortion of words while reading

7. Blurring of central vision.

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Expertise in treating conditions of Vitreo-Retina

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Vitreo-retinal diseases are varied and may require different type of treatments. Other than the oral therapy and eye drops, such patients often require laser therapy, intravitreal injections in th eye or an eye surgery. Let’s discuss a few common ones:

1. Diabetic Retinopathy: In patients of diabetes, abnormal blood vessels develop inside the eye which have tendency to bleed. Also, the blood supply to the eye is not enough in these patients leading to the release of a chemical called VEGF. Such patients require laser therapy to destroy those abnormal vessels and intravitreal injections to tackle the chemical VEGF.

 

1. Age related macular degeneration: This condition involves the central portion of retina called the macula. This disease happens in old age. It can have a dry or wet form. Dry form has drusens and with atrophic changes, you might lose central vision. The wet form happens when blood vessels grow from underneath the macula. This condition is treatable with intravitreal injections.

2. Retinal detachment: This is an urgent situation. Warning signs of retinal detachment may include flashes, floaters or sudden blurring of vision. It requires surgery as early as possible.

 

1. Macular hole: In this condition, a hole develops in the centre of macula. This is the position where a normal person’s vision is the sharpest. In patients with macular hole, the central vision is affected. A macular hole can be successfully treated with surgery.

 

 

 

Retina Lab at HOUSE OF VISION has state of the art diagnostic Imaging systems

• Spectral domain Optical Coherence tomography: Cross sectional images of the retina.

• OCT Angiography: This is a non-invasive dyeless angiography of the retina.

• Fundus photograph: 200 degrees of the retina can be easily visualised.

 

Procedures and surgical treatment

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Intravitreal Anti-VEGF injections: These are required when there is swelling in the macula and in diseases of the blood vessels of the eye such as Diabetic retinopathy, Age related macular degeneration or vein occlusion.

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Laser therapy: Single spot and the latest multi-spot laser systems are used to treat conditions of retina. Multi-spot laser system allows faster completion of laser and causes less discomfort to the patient.

Scleral buckling: For the treatment of retinal detachment.

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3-D Micro-incision Vitreo-Retinal Surgery (3D-MIVS):  This allows for detailed and precise view of the retina. Retinal detachment, macular hole, diabetic vitrectomies and other complex surgeries are done under this futuristic surgical set up.