The researchers evaluated the use of the EyePACS «tele - ophthalmology» system to detect edema (wetness) resulting from leaky blood vessels in the retina at the back of the eye. (sciencedaily.com)
In wet AMD, the growth of leaky blood vessels which damage the retina can be stopped.. (sciencedaily.com)
As a person ages, these plaques, along with leaky blood vessels, tend to interrupt normal rod and cone functioning. (discovermagazine.com)