Optometry & Vision Science

Retina

Retina is the third and thin inner membranous lining at the back of the eye which is a light-sensitive layer of tissue. The eye optics creates an image of the visual world on the retina, which perform same function as the film in a camera.

Innovation in laser treatment was tapped as one of the most exciting developments for the specialty of retina in 2014. Now lasers are used less often to treat diabetic macular edema and age-related macular degeneration. There are some progresses are ongoing in laser technology that redefine how we view laser treatment.

In past, the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System is another achievement. The device received FDA approval in 2013, and the first successful implantations were performed at the Kellogg Eye Center of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, early in 2014. Both patients had retinitis pigmentosa.

Implantation of this device is very promising, because it allows patients to have better quality of life and is able to perform activities of daily living.