Injections, Laser and Microsurgery
Retina treatment is tailored to the diagnosis and may include intravitreal injections, laser treatment, vitrectomy, or scleral buckle surgery.
Retina treatment depends on the condition, its stage, the location of retinal damage, and the overall health of the eye. Some conditions are monitored, while others need timely laser, injection, or surgery.
Intravitreal injections place medicine inside the eye with careful numbing and antiseptic preparation. Anti-VEGF medicines reduce the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor, a protein that can cause abnormal blood vessel growth and leakage in retinal disease.
These injections may be used for wet AMD, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusion, and other conditions where swelling or abnormal vessels threaten vision.
Retinal laser may be used to seal leaking vessels, treat selected diabetic retinal changes, or create a protective scar around certain retinal tears.
Vitrectomy is a microsurgical procedure that removes the vitreous gel from inside the eye and allows the surgeon to treat bleeding, retinal traction, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, infection, trauma, or retinal detachment. Scleral buckle surgery may be used in selected retinal detachment cases to support the retina from outside the eye.
