The “macula” refers to a part of our eye that is so important that the macula is responsible for a large central area of vision when we look at things. The diagram below shows the location of the macula inside the eye. If this area is sick, the vision will be significantly reduced, which will seriously affect our life. Why does the macula get sick? There are many reasons, some are age-related changes, some are degeneration caused by high myopia, some are due to inflammation infecting the macula (virus, bacteria, autoimmune inflammation), some are due to various causes of vascular hemorrhage affecting the macula, and there are also congenital and trauma-induced factors. Whatever the cause, the damage to your vision from this disease is enormous, even irreversible. If you have macular degeneration, it is recommended to treat it actively as soon as possible.