Interesting Facts About Retinas

1. Interesting Facts About Retinas The retina sits at the back of your eye, it is responsible for sending images to the brain, so you can see and differentiate between shapes, colours, and more. Retina specialists dedicate their lives to working with the retina. These specialists can assist with retina tears, detached retinas, and more. The retina is fascinating. Did you know that the retina is part of your central nervous system? It is an outgrowth of the brain, which develops during embryonic development. Sight is performed by the brain. The retina is responsible for triggering electric nerve impulses to create visual images. This is done as light passes through the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eyeball. The retina's precision is what enables you to see minute details, such as a fly on the wall or strands of hair. It can see everything upside down and backward, the brain orientates the image and combines separate images from one eye to give you a clear image that you see. The retina is light sensitise tissue that comprises ten layers with blood vessels, nerve cells, and photoreceptors, which are known as cones and rods. The retina comprises around one hundred and twenty rots that are sensitive to light, but not colour. They offer incredible efficiency. The rods are responsible for night and peripheral vision. There are between six to seven million cones in the central part of the retina, which is known as the macular. These cones are responsible for working when it's bright and help you see colour, rapid movement, and fine details. When it comes to seeing dim objects, it is seen through peripheral vision. It is not uncommon for something you saw in your peripheral vision to disappear if you try and look directly at it, this is due to the central vision overflowing with light-sensitive cones. The cones differentiate various wavelengths in the light that produces colours. The outer layer of the retina is pigment to preferment the back reflection of light that would decrease the clarity of your vision. Everyone has a blind spot, which is known as the optic disc. This is where the optic nerve passes through the retina to the brain. The blind spot usually goes unnoticed, as it is located in different places of the eyes. Both eyes work together to fill in the blanks. Another interesting fact is that everyone's fingerprints are unique to them. The human eye has

2. more than two hundred unique characteristics, compared to the forty unique characteristics in a fingerprint. This is due to the network of blood vessels in the retina, which gives every eye its unique pattern. Even identical twins will have differences in their retina. A healthy retina is what gives you good vision. Retina disorders are known to damage vital tissue and negatively affect your vision, even causing blindness in some cases. Retinal disorders range from retinal tears and detachment to epiretinal membranes, macular holes, age-related macular degeneration, and retinitis pigmentosa. Another common cause of retina problems is diabetic retinopathy, an eye disorder that affects people with diabetes. It produces abnormal blood vessels which stimulate scar tissue growth, pulling the retina away from the back of the eye and causing floaters, flashes of light, and sometimes severe vision loss. There are several signs and symptoms to look out for if you are worried you may have a damaged retina. These include dim central vision, straight lines that look way, distorted central vision spots in the central vision that are dark or blurry, and images that disappear. In addition to this, people with retinal problems sometimes experience double vision, eye floaters, and flashes of light. About Us Mahi Muqit is a leading consultant ophthalmologist, cataract, and vitreoretinal surgeon at two private clinics in London, United Kingdom. He provides patients with superior service and support with a range of surgical procedures to meet their eyesight requirements. He has built up a solid reputation for his eye services in the London area as an expert eye doctor and surgeon offering surgical retina, medical retina, and complex cataract surgery. He also offers surgery to patients suffering from diabetic retinopathy. Mahi Muqit is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, a member of the British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons, and the UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. To find out more, visit http://www.retinasurgeon.uk.com.