The eye is like a window that helps us observe the world or a device through which we can make logic about it. As such, the eye is one of the important organs in the body. The eye consists of multiple parts with definite task and any defect in these parts leads to difficulty seeing or vision loss and, ultimately, blindness. There are various types of eye diseases, such as myopia, pigmentary retinopathy, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, Bardet-Biddle syndrome, cataract, glaucoma, eye rites, color blindness, amblyopia, macular dropsy, macular edema, and other diseases that cannot be fully identified here. In this article, we’re going to deal with macular edema.
Do you know how a person can see a central and clear vision? It is the macula or the macula edema and its integrity that leads to a clear vision. But what is the macula? The answer is that the macula lies at the bottom of the eye and in the central area of the retina. The edema makes the eye have a clear vision, so this significant part of the eye must not be damaged so as not to damage the person’s vision. One of the tasks of macular edema is to deliver a vision that a person can sort through details, such as recognizing faces, reading, and all he needs to know petty details. The disease associated with this organ is called macular edema. We will explain this type of eye disease in the following headings, so be with us.
Macular edema is a common eye disease among people. A person suffers from this disease when the fluids or proteins inside the eye are collected in the macula, that is, under or on it. The result of this process is the multiplication of swelling of the yellow area that causes distortion in the person's central vision. The macula is located near the center of the retina at the back of the eyeball, and this closeness causes any impact of the macula to be deterrent on central vision. The edema can affect people after cataract surgery for a short period of time. This problem is not very serious and can be treated with some medications and drops.
There are so many diseases that cause macular edema and some of them are:
- Among the most is diabetes, which leads to macular edema.
- Another common cause of macular edema is complications related to ocular surgeries.
- Retinopathy such as retinopathy of the retina.
- Inflammation of the eyeball, or uveitis.
- Retinal vein thrombosis or occlusion.
- Age-related macular degeneration.
- Tension on the retina.
- Using some topical drops to treat glaucoma, such as a prostaglandin.
The presence of a large proportion of sugar in the blood leads to a type of macular edema called diabetic macular edema, but how does this problem create? The sugar within the blood of the small vessels in the eye leads to diabetic retinopathy that damages the inner walls of the retina and, in some cases, completely blocks them. In this case, fluid and blood in the retina may leak through the walls of the vessels and cause swellings. This type of macular edema seriously threatens a person with blindness or vision problems.
The macular edema eye disease has some symptoms that create some problems for the patient and these symptoms must be detected to know the disease and visit an ophthalmologist.
Macular edema eye disease usually does not have pain and the person does not feel pain in the eye when he’s developing macular edema. However, other symptoms are fault in distinguishing between colors in a way that the colors appear to be different or faded, vision is not clear, seeing deviant pictures, difficulty reading, driving, watching TV, etc.
The best way to diagnose macular edema is to examine the eyes with an eyeball. However, there are other tests to diagnose macular dropsy:
- Amsler grid
- Fluorescein angiography
- OCT (Oxytocin Challenge Test)
There are different types of treatments for the macular edema and these treatments are related to the cause of edema and the patient; in other words, the treatment depends on the cause and the disease’s severity. Therefore, the patient cannot undergo all treatments. Besides, sometimes a treatment for a person who suffers from macular edema is not suitable for another person who suffers from the same disease and the reason is that the cause of macular edema is different in each person. We refer here to the different treatments of macular edema:
- Using anti-inflammatory eye drops.
- Injecting drugs inside the vitreous, inside the eye, outside and around the eyeball, or inside the eyeball to reduce inflammation and reduce fluid leakage.
- Optical coagulation when using lasers and in this type of treatment windows are closed through which liquids leak.
- Vitreous-retinal surgery when the disease gets severe.
- Micropulse
Yes! macular edema can be prevented in many ways, depending on the cause of macular edema.
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of macular edema. It is necessary for the person with diabetes to monitor the level of blood sugar and undergo tests so that he does not get macular edema, which is a complication of diabetes. Due to the relationship between macular edema and vascular diseases, each person must have a healthy lifestyle and pay attention to the type of nutrition, exercise, and other matters related to a person’s health. These matters associated with a person’s health and might cause the emergence of diseases that arise from factors that can cause macular edema. Some of these diseases are an increase in cholesterol and high arterial blood pressure. Other ways to prevent eye diseases like macular edema, is specific and ongoing reviews in regular sessions to check the eye health and blood vessels so that we can diagnose eye diseases early on to treat them before they worsen.
Iran is a country known for its advancement in medicine that is the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. Iran is one of the trustful, advanced, and equipped centers in ophthalmology and Iran is one of the top countries in ophthalmology. Various tests are carried out to diagnose types of eye diseases by specialist doctors in equipped medical centers.
There are types of diagnostic and therapeutic devices in Iran to perform the treatment process and according to the patient’s reviews, almost all patients get their satisfactory treatment after performing an eye operation in Iran. Regarding macular edema treatment in Iran, first, the cause of macular edema is diagnosed then the doctor detects the proper treatment. It is worth noting that the prices of treating eye diseases in Iran are considered to be reasonable for the patients and the quality of the procedure is satisfactory.
MedtourIran’s Center, as a medical tourism center in Iran, welcomes you and very pleased to have your treatment in its centers. MedtourIran’s Center has one of the best ophthalmologists in the Middle East and has equipped medical centers in Tehran, Mashhad, and Shiraz. The process of treating all ophthalmic diseases, such as macular edema, cataract, strabismus, eye duplication, and other eye diseases performed in MedtourIran’s Center. Our offers, including the package for the treatment, are flight reservation, hotel reservation, interpreter for tourism in the city, free Internet, etc.
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