A hole in the retina is a small opening that forms in the light-sensitive part of the eye. Such holes can develop anywhere in the retina but may occur in the center, an area called the macula. The ...

Q: After my yearly eye exam my doctor told me I had a hole in my retina. How did I get this? A: Light enters the eye, is focused by the lens, then travels through a clear gel-like substance (the ...

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) — A 9-year-old boy in Greece permanently injured his left eye when he repeatedly gazed into a laser pointer's green beam, doctors say. Examination revealed a large hole in the ...

Q: I had a routine eye exam by my ophthalmologist, and she found I had an atrophic retinal hole in the outside part of my eye. She said not to worry about it and we would just follow it for now. But I ...

The macula is the center part of your retina. It gives you your central vision, what you see right in front of you. When the macula is damaged, you can still see around the edges of your vision, ...

Transplants from human stem cells have successfully closed a hole in part of a monkey's retina, hoping for a similar therapy in humans, according to a study by Japanese researchers. According to the ...

Japanese researchers have successfully used a transplant of human stem cells to close a hole in a key part of a monkey's retina. They say the achievement could pave the way for better treatment of ...

Secondary techniques are needed to address macular holes in patients with myopia, according to a speaker at OSN New York ...

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A 9-year-old boy burned a hole in his retina by repeatedly looking into a green laser pointer, which doctors discovered after he began complaining of decreased vision. In a case report published in ...

GREECE – A 9-year-old boy in Greece permanently injured his left eye when he repeatedly gazed into a laser pointer’s green beam, doctors say. Examination revealed a large hole in the macula, a small ...