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A lecture dedicated to the prevention and treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was held at the Ossetia Sanatorium in Vladikavkaz on December 20. ⠀ The lecture was delivered by Madina Rostislavovna Abaeva, Ph.D.Med., Ophthalmologist.     The lesson was attended by 32 people. ⠀ In the second part of the event, the listeners learned […]

Smoking is an active contributor to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive ophthalmic disease that affects the central retina of the eye and leads to a gradual weakening of central vision. A very large number of people are unaware of the connection between smoking and AMD and, at the same time, the […]

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic slowly progressive disease of the retina of both eyes, leading to low vision, blindness and visual disability.   The basic principles of treating patients with AMD include: 1. timeliness; 2. pathogenetic approach; 3. differentiation (from the stages and forms of the disease); 4. duration, sometimes throughout life; 5. […]

10.14.2019 Optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the eye is a fast, non-invasive, safe method of examining all structures of the organ of vision in order to obtain accurate data on the smallest damage. The essence of the method is the ability of an infrared light beam to reflect unequally from various structural features of the […]

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic progressive disease. It is characterized by damage to the central zone of the fundus – the macula, or yellow spot. Age-related macular degeneration is a bilateral disorder of the retina. In about 60% of cases, both eyes are affected, however, the retina is affected and the lesion progresses […]

OPHTHALMOLOGISTS TOLD ABOUT A NEW DISEASE Age-related macular dystrophy (AMD) – damage to the central region of the retina – is the most common cause of irreversible vision loss in people over 50. Unfortunately, people in our country are extremely poorly informed about it. In the meantime, the earlier the disease is detected, the more […]

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that damages the macular region, the central retinal area responsible for the ability to see clearly, read, sew, and drive a car. It is important to know that with AMD a person is not worried about pain, redness of the eyes. The disease is outwardly asymptomatic. At the […]

THE DOCTOR CALLED THE WAYS OF PREVENTION Today, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 20.7 million Russians, that is, every seventh inhabitant of the country, suffers from visual impairments. And the number of such patients is growing inexorably: 15 years ago there were one and a half times […]

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic progressive disease characterized by damage to the central retinal area – the macula, as well as the capillaries of the choroid and pigment epithelium. Macula (yellow spot) is the central region of the retina. Its diameter is about 5 mm, and it consists of highly sensitive cone cells, […]

Doctor Tatiana AVANESOVA: “Patients should undergo an ophthalmologist’s check-ups at least once a year.” Many people neglect regular checkups with an ophthalmologist. It seems that if there are no problems, then there is nothing to worry about. However, such frivolity is fraught with serious problems. For example, few people notice the first symptoms of the […]

  In Perm — “Tri-Z”, the largest federal network of modern ophthalmological centers in Russia, in partnership with the Alisher Usmanov Charitable Foundation “Art, Science and Sport”, as well as the Foundation for Research and Treatment of Retinal Diseases, in support of people with visual impairments “Special Look”, organized a week of vitreoretinal operations for […]

Retinal detachment or break are complex pathologies that can be eliminated only by surgery. The operations are complex, high-tech. Last Friday, on the basis of the eye microsurgery clinic of the StSMU (Stavropol State Medical University), a vitreoretinal surgeon’s school was held with a demonstration master class, which was attended by specialists in this field […]