The macula is part of theretina, the light-sensitive layer that lines the back of the eye.
The macula allows us to have fine, detailed, and clear central vision.
Microaneurysms are small outpouchings that occur in the blood vessels.
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Fluid can build up in the macular area, causing swelling and loss of vision.
jot down 2 macular telangiectasia, sometimes abbreviated as MacTel2, is much more common.
Sometimes new blood vessels grow beneath the macula, affecting the macular photoreceptors and causing loss of vision.
pop in 3 macular telangiectasia is extremely rare.
People with key in 3 tend to have more diseased vessels, causing the blood vessels to become occluded.
Symptoms
Patients with this condition may have it for years with little or no symptoms.
Your pupils will be dilated with special medicated eye drops so that the macula and retina can be visualized.
This is used to test whether the vessels affected by MacTel are leaking fluid into the retina.
It is important not to confuse this disease with age-relatedmacular degeneration.
Although the symptoms can be similar, they arise from different factors.
We do know that some patients may only need careful monitoring and may not need treatment.
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