Patient Education

Interferon medicines work by boosting your immune system. They fight things like viruses, bacteria and cancer, and can be used to treat other diseases as well. Interferon medicine can cause retinopathy. Retinopathy is a disease of the retina that can lead to vision loss. In most cases, retinopathy due

Juvenile macular dystrophy is a group of inherited eye disorders. It affects children and young adults. It passes from parent to child. The most common form of juvenile macular degeneration is Stargardt disease. Other types include Best’s disease and juvenile retinoschisis. Juvenile macular dystrophy

Lattice degeneration is a thinning of the retina in the back of the eye. About 1 in 10 people have lattice degeneration, and most don’t know they have it because there are no symptoms. Lattice degeneration is most often diagnosed during a dilated eye exam. Most people with lattice degeneration don’t

Lucentis is a drug that is injected into your eye to treat wet AMD and diabetic eye disease. This drug type is called “anti-VEGF.” That is because it blocks a chemical called VEGF. VEGF causes abnormal blood vessels to grow and leak fluid in the eye, affecting vision. Your ophthalmologist will numb

Macular edema is swelling in the back of the eye caused by a build-up of fluid. It can lead to permanent vision loss if left untreated. Symptoms include blurry/distorted vision and seeing colors as dull or washed-out. See an ophthalmologist for an exam as soon as you have any of these symptoms. Macular

Macular hole is when a circular opening forms in your macula. As the hole forms, things in your central vision will look blurry, wavy or distorted. As the hole grows, a dark or blind spot appears in your central vision. A macular hole does not affect your peripheral (side) vision.