We say that someone has a macular hole when the patient suffers a break in the macula, or na very small part of our eye that is located in the center of the retina. The macula is responsible for central vision and provide allows us to capture the details in order to perform such everyday activities like reading.
Two types of macular holes that affect the function of a partial or full thickness retina way. On the one hand, there are those that affect the entire retina, called lamellar macular holes and, on the other, those affecting our retina partial way, post-traumatic macular holes.
Macular hole
We say that someone has a macular hole when the patient suffers a break in the macula, or na very small part of our eye that is located in the center of the retina. The macula is responsible for central vision and provide allows us to capture the details in order to perform such everyday activities like reading.
Two types of macular holes that affect the function of a partial or full thickness retina way. On the one hand, there are those that affect the entire retina, called lamellar macular holes and, on the other, those affecting our retina partial way, post-traumatic macular holes.
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