What is the macular hole he hit Valeria Marini? The showgirl photographed with a patch on her left eye was operated on urgently because she had a fairly serious macular hole which caused her to lose her left eye.
Valeria Marini told of having discovered the pathology that came out of Supervivientes (The Island of the Famous in Spanish version) because the doctors of the program after carrying out routine checks told her that they found something abnormal in the eye and advised her to pay a visit. more in-depth ophthalmology. The show-girl had taken the report lightly but then when she realized that day after day she was seeing worse and worse, she decided to go to the ophthalmologist.
Glaucoma and maculopathies: beware of the signs of the most frequent eye diseases
by Irma D’Aria
What is the macular hole
The disorder that the Roman showgirl suffers from is the macular hole, a lesion in an area of the retina that compromises vision: “It is a pathology of the vitreo-retinal interface. It can be of traumatic origin or linked to the aging of the vitreous body, “he explains Luca Di Antonio, 1st level medical director, UOC of Ophthalmology, Asl-1 Abruzzo (Avezzano-Sulmona-L’Aquila). “With aging the vitreous body loses its elasticity and consequently the retina begins to undergo a sort of mechanical traction which over time causes a lesion of the macula, the central portion of the retina responsible for distinct vision”.
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What are the symptoms
In short, it is a serious disorder because the macula is the most important portion of the retina, being responsible for distinct vision, details, small objects and reading. How to notice it? What are the symptoms? “Initially metamorphopsies appear, that is the distorted vision of objects, and then an alteration of the central vision”, replies the ophthalmologist. “In the most severe cases there is the loss of central vision characterized by the perception of a black hole”.
How to diagnose and treat
In the early stages, the patient is periodically observed through eye examinations and checks with macular OCT (a kind of high-resolution CT scan of the retina). “In the advanced stages – continues Di Antonio – the specific surgical intervention of vitrectomy is used. Usually after the surgery a good anatomical and functional recovery of the retina is observed, even if the latter takes several months”. Advice for patients? “Being a disease of the vitreous body, it is advisable to drink a lot of water, especially during the warmer months, to keep the vitreous body itself more hydrated and elastic”, concludes the ophthalmologist.
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