Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Key Takeaways A retinal tear can lead to a dangerous condition called retinal detachment, which is an emergency.Symptoms of a retinal tear include flashes, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 69-year-old woman was referred to the retina service for abnormal posterior segment findings. The patient’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Roth and Roth-like spots are white-centered retinal hemorrhages that are round, oval or flame-shaped and can be ...

A new trial shows that a wireless subretinal implant, the PRIMA system, restored central vision in patients with geographic ...

Submacular hemorrhage is a rare but devastating sequel of choroidal neovascularization, which is a frequent complication of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It is serious because it interferes ...

Anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs may increase the risk for retinal or subretinal bleeding by 50% in people who have a combination of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and ...

Microaneurysms are tiny areas of swelling in the blood vessels of your eye. They can be a clue to worsening diabetic retinopathy and may indicate that you need treatment to help prevent vision loss.

Anemia can damage tissue in the eye, causing a range of symptoms. These might include discoloration, pale eyelids, hemorrhages, and eye test findings called cotton wool spots and Roth spots. Anemia ...

The device could help a million people with a severe form of macular degeneration to be able to see enough to read.