What Do Retina Specialists Do and When Should You See One?

A retina specialist, like the doctors at Associated Retina Consultants in Phoenix, Arizona, is someone who treats only diseases and conditions of the retina.  The retina is a light-sensitive layer of tissue, lining the inner surface of the eye. The optics of the eye create an image of the visual world on the retina (through the cornea and lens), which serves much the same function as the film in a camera. Light striking the retina initiates a cascade of chemical and electrical events that ultimately trigger nerve impulses. These are sent to various visual centers of the brain through the fibers of the optic nerve.

Conditions that require a consultation with a retina specialist would be any clouding, bleeding, inflammation or infection and cancer.  Macular degeneration is a common reasons that people consult a retina specialist.  Macular degeneration is when the center of the back of the eye becomes involved.  There are many other conditions and diseases of the retina but these are some of the most common.

If your ophthalmologist or optometrist has referred you to a retina specialist like the staff at Associated Retina Consultants in Phoenix, Arizona, he or she most likely suspects or knows that you are experiencing a condition needing the expertise of a retina specialist.  For a consultation with our office, please contact us.