Symptoms With retinal disease, any part of the retina can be affected. If you don't take steps to treat it, vision loss can be extreme and, in some cases, may ultimately cause blindness.

Medically reviewed by Johnstone M. Kim, MD If you experience blurry vision in one eye, it's important to determine the cause ...

More fizkes / vasare/iStock / Getty Images Plus / Canva At the back of the eye, there is light-sensitive tissue filled with tiny blood vessels called the retina that we use to see.

Astigmatism (uh-STIG-muh-tiz-um) is a type of refractive error where one or more of the eye’s surfaces are not smooth and/or round. It is broadly classified into two types: regular and irregular.

The retina is a vital part of your eye. If you experience any symptoms that could mean your retina has detached, call an eye care professional immediately, as this is a medical emergency.

Doctors performed pneumatic retinopexy surgery, the same procedure my uncle had to repair his detached retina. This took place in that eye surgeon’s office at a medical hospital. The doctor ...

Looking at any part of the exposed sun without the right kind of protection can permanently injure the eye's light-sensitive retina.

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Biallelic Loss-of-Function Variants in UBAP1L and Nonsyndromic Retinal Dystrophies. JAMA Ophthalmology, 2024; DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.3836 ...