What is Macular Oedema?
Macular Oedema
Macular Oedema is a condition which can cause permanent vision loss if untreated. It is often the result of diabetes.
Symptoms include mild to severe loss of your central vision. The condition can be treated and managed.
Macular Oedema occurs when blood vessels in the light sensitive part of your eye (the retina) leak. The part of your eye responsible for central vision and detail (the macula) then swells up. This can cause permanent sight loss if untreated.
What are the symptoms of Macular Oedema?
- Mild to severe vision loss
- Loss of central vision
What are the causes of Macular Oedema?
- Diabetes
- Age-related macular degeneration
- An inherited disease
How do you treat Macular Oedema?
- Laser treatment (Different to the Laser Vision Correction offered by Optical Express)
- Eye drops
- Injections
A-Z of eye conditions
A-C
- Amblyopia (lazy eye)
- Aniridia
- Astigmatism
- Blepharitis
- Blepharoplasty
- Blue Light
- Cataract
- Central Serous Retinopathy
- Chalazion
- Choroidal Nevus
- Computer Vision Syndrome
- Conjunctivitis
- Corneal Abrasion
- Cryotherapy
K-M
- Keratitis
- Keratoconus
- Lattice Degeneration
- Lid Hygiene
- Macular Degeneration
- Macular Hole
- Macular Oedema
- Macular Pucker
- Myopia (short-sightedness)
N-R
S-Z
- Scleral Bucking
- Strabismus
- Stye
- Subconjunctival Haemorrhage
- Uveitis