9th International Eye and Vision Congress

Retina and Retinal Disorders

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Retina are the light sensitive cells located at the rear end of the eye. They send light sensitive information to the brain. The most common retinal disorders include Macular degeneration, Diabetic eye disease, Retinal detachment, Retinoblastoma, Macular pucker, Macular hole, Floaters etc. Age related macular degeneration is the major cause of loss of vision in people over 60 in America. Reasons include death of cells in the macula part of the eye due to abnormal growth of blood vessels under the macula or the slow breakdown of the cells in the macula. Myopic macular degeneration is a condition where the eyeball grows and stretches, it may cause degeneration of or scarring in the layers under the retina causing loss of central vision. These cracks can serve as a passage for abnormal blood vessels to grow under the retina. Diabetic retinopathy and retino vascular disease are diseases involving damage to the blood vessels in the retina. Color vision defects are conditions that effect the perception of color in indiciduals. Retina degeneration is the deterioration of the retina caused by the progressive and eventual death of the cells of the retina. Ocular Oncology referes to the malignant intraocular tumors and retinoblastoma. Retinal Vascular tumors include neoplastic hemangioblastomas and the cavernous hemangiomas. Hemangioblastomas as sporadic and solitary tumores. Characterizing the mechanisms of the retinal cells in human and animal models helps further the understanding of Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina. This can form the basis of diagnosis and treatment of various retinal diseases.