retinal damage
Vision-impairing eye injury
Retinal damage is injury to the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
Causes include excessive light exposure, disease, trauma, or aging.
The damage may be temporary or permanent, partial or complete: Staring at the sun can cause retinal damage.
Severe cases lead to vision loss or blindness.
- blindnessAbsence of vision
- macular degenerationRetinal disease causing central blindness
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- floatersVisual field debris
- laserConcentrated light device
scarring · vision loss · photoreceptor · cornea · glaucoma · hemorrhage · diabetic · sunburn · eclipse · solar eclipse · staring at the sun · UV · optic nerve · cataracts · blurry · spots · tearing · inflammation
- tissue damagenecrosis, laceration, lesion, wound, bruising
visual system outcome
retinal damagevisual acuity
Clarity of eyesight
eye health · perfect vision · 20/20 vision · neuroprotection
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