Sentences with phrase «leaky blood vessels in the retina»

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.

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Blood vessels in the retina of the eye can become blocked, leaky or grow haphazardly.

Blood vessels in the eye become blocked and leaky, getting in the way of light passing to the retina.

2 Retinal screening with a digital camera is used to spot signs of retinopathy, a diabetic complication that occurs when blood vessels in the retina of the eye become blocked, leaky or grow haphazardly.

In wet AMD, the growth of leaky blood vessels which damage the retina can be stopped..

In AMD, the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells that support the cells in the eye that detect light wear out, and there is also the growth of abnormal, leaky blood vessels below the retinIn AMD, the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells that support the cells in the eye that detect light wear out, and there is also the growth of abnormal, leaky blood vessels below the retinin the eye that detect light wear out, and there is also the growth of abnormal, leaky blood vessels below the retina.

Imagine how difficult it is for a patient and their family and friends when they lose vision, as is the case in a disorder such as age - related macular degeneration (AMD), where the unexpected sprouting of weak and leaky new blood vessels leads to death the ath of the nerve cells of the retina.

Choroidal neovascularization is the out - of - control growth of fragile, leaky blood vessels that distort vision and damage the retina, which is seen in both diabetic retinopathy and the «wet» form of age - related macular degeneration (AMD).