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Macula
Macula, which is short for macula lutea or "yellow spot", is the central portion of the retina. The retina is the light-sensitive membrane that lines the inside of your eye. The macula is the part of retina that is responsible for the majority of your vision.
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Where is the macula located?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: macula?
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What is having blood in front of the macula?
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What's the best way to treat macula degeneration?
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Can people live with diabetic macula odema forever? Or does it always progress?
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Between the roles of the fovea and macula?
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Can diabetic macula edema ever reduce and go altogether?
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Once diabetic macula edema is present, can it ever go away again?
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Is it possible for non centred diabetic macula edema, to be reversed?
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Do you know are between the roles of the fovea and that of the macula?
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What is the long term prognosis for someone with diabetic macula edema?
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Do you know what the differences are between the roles of the fovea and that of the macula?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have been diagnosed with benign concentric annular macula dystrophy im in my 30s can it start at this young age and what kind of sight loss can I expect?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Can improving diabetes control, reverse diabetic macula edema?
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A 40-year old female asked:
What are my chances of going completely blind, now that I have diabetic macula edema?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Is there a "mild" version of anterior PVR? (just as you can get "mild" (ie. non-PVR) epiretinal membranes vs. PVR membranes forming on the macula?
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A 66-year old female asked:
Ischemic crvo 18 months duration. Good corrected vision, small pocket of macula edema.Suspicious area on fa. Nv.? Prp advised.Unsure what to do .
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A 41-year old female asked:
I see a top opthalmogist regularly, and he has said that I have an area of diabetic macula edema near to my macula. However, he feels it is safe to watch and wait and come back in 3 months. Is this risky?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Is there a preventive treatment for macula degeneration?
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A 34-year old asked:
How dangerous is a burst vessel in the macula?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Will most people that have diabetic macula edema, eventually go blind?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Age related macula degeneration, can it be cured? Will it lead to blindness?
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A 40-year old female asked:
What is the treatment for diabetic macula edema, if a persons vision is perfect?
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Does medicare cover avastin (bevacizumab) injections for degeneration of the macula?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Can diabetic macula edema resolve itself in its early stages, without any treatment?
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A 40-year old female asked:
How long do people with diabetic macula edema have to have treatment for? Is it life long?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Once you have diabetic macula odema, do you then have to have treatment for the rest of your life?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I am frightened I will go blind with diabetic macula edema, and there seems to be nobody who can reassure me in any way. Am I going to go blind?
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A 57-year old male asked:
Had a retina detachment, underwent buckling procedure well before the tear affected the macula. How should I sleep and what r recovery chances?
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A 79-year old female asked:
I had cataract surgery and the lens slipped. Now I have wet macula and I don't know if I should get the lens fixed first or treat my macula first?
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