What to do about macular degeneration

  The macula is a medical term for an area in the fundus of the eye, located 0.35 cm below the temporal side of the optic nerve, which is rich in lutein and has a small yellowish concavity called the macula, the place where vision is sharpest.  Diseases in the macula are collectively called “macular lesions”, such as: macular fissure, macular anterior membrane, central plasma chorioretinopathy, macular edema, age-related macular lesions, etc. Macular lesions can have the following symptoms: loss of vision, distortion and shrinkage of visual objects, abnormal color vision, dark spots in the visual field, etc. If the above symptoms appear, you should seek medical attention in time.  In order to understand the disease and clarify the cause, eye examinations include: visual acuity examination (including distance and near vision) to clarify the degree of vision loss; Amsler square test to clarify the presence of visual distortion; visual field examination to clarify the scope and severity of the dark spot; slit lamp combined with anterior microscopy to visually determine the location, nature and extent of the lesion; optical coherence tomography examination of the macula tomography imaging, fundus angiography observation The microstructure of fundus vessels and the changes of microcirculation can help to clarify the cause of the disease, make diagnosis and target treatment.  The treatment of macular lesion differs according to the type of lesion, for example, if it is macular fissure or macular anterior membrane pulling will form a fissure, timely surgery should be performed; if it is age-related macular degeneration, vitreous cavity injection of “Rezumab”, “Compazepine” and other anti-VEGF drugs are feasible. If it is age-related macular degeneration, vitreous cavity injection of “Rezumab”, “Compazepine” and other anti-VEGF drugs are feasible.