Macular degeneration is the most common cause of age-related vision loss in older adults. In a healthy eye, light travels through the pupil and hits the retina, the inner back layer of your eye.
In 2003 his right eye developed wet age-related macular degeneration, in which abnormal blood vessels leak fluid into the back of the eye. The result can be permanent blindness. Both eyes had ...
Patients requiring vitrectomy for macular hole, macular pucker, and diabetic retinopathy often have coexisting cataract. Cataract formation is one of the most common sequelae following vitrectomy.