Maculopathies are a group of chronic diseases that affect the macula, that is the central and noble part of the retina where the concentration of cones, the photoreceptors (nerve cells) specialized for the vision of details, is maximum. It is this area that allows you to read, guide, recognize faces and colors. Maculopathies are a very important cause of loss of central vision in the most advanced countries, including Italy. Professor Stanislao Rizzo, director of the School of Specialization in Ophthalmology of the Catholic University “A. Gemelli” of Rome, explains to Retina in health which are the most common diseases of the retina, how they can be treated today and what are the advances in scientific research that will come shortly .
Diseases of the retina: what they are, how they are treated and what is new in research
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