Question 1

what is the definition or description of: retinal disorders?

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Retinal disorders: Retina =  layer of tissue at the back of the eye which contains light sensitive cells.  Damage to retina may cause blindness.

Question 2

can problems with your vision and retinal disorders cause depression?

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Vision &depression: Possible, due to low esteem from self image issues, or could relate to medications taken for vision defects

Question 3

what is a retinal disorder?

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Back of the eye...: A retinal disorder is a disease which reduces vision in the light sensitive layer on the back of the eye.  This is analogous to the film in a camera.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of a retinal disorder?

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Varied: Detachments: flashing lights, floaters, loss of side vision.  Macular degeneration: distortion and loss of central vision.  Macular edema: blurring and small object size.

Question 5

what to do about retinal detachment coloboma retinal dysplasia norries disease how to distinguish?

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Retinal disorders: are voluminous and would take pages to list and volumes to describe. In general though, they can be broken up by age, etiology (cause) and which portion of the retina they can affect. Each of the conditions you listed require a different approach and more importantly urgency in diagnosis and/or treatment. Please see your retina specialist who can distinguish these conditions of you.

Question 6

i have severe myopia bi-lateral cataract and a congenital retina disorder what sort of excrsice would you recomend?

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Sorry: I'm sorry julie i don't know any exercise that will help you. I assume that you have a good eye doctor. That is what you need.

Question 7

is smoking marijuana dangerous for eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion or any other eye disorder?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely: Smoking anything is bad when you suffer any type of circulatory disorder.

Question 8

i have a disconnected retinal nerve can it be fixed?

Accepted Answer

Probably: I am guessing that you have a retinal detachment to some degree.  Retinal nerves cannot be disconnected unless there is severe injury which would disrupt multiple nerves.  Detachment can be fixed in a variety of ways provided you seek help within several days of the onset of symptoms (light flashes, many floaters, lowered vision, greying out of vision).See your ophthalmologist.

Question 9

what sort of technology can be used for people with untreatable retinal detatchment?

Accepted Answer

Low vision therapy: When vision can't be restored surgically, a referral to a low vision specialist is helpful to teach people to use their remaining vision using magnifiers and visual aides.

Question 10

what is the retina?

Accepted Answer

Sensorineural tissue: The retina lines the inside of the back wall of the eye and is responsible for capturing light, just like film in a camera. The retina converts this light information into electrical signals that get transmitted along the optic nerve to the brain for interpretation as vision. Similar to brain and spinal chord tissue, the retina is not able to regenerate itself after damage or injury.

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