Central serous retinopathy

Macular conditions

What is central serous retinopathy (CSR)?

Central serous retinopathy (CSR) is also known as central serous chorioretinopathy or CSCR. In CSR the macula becomes separated from the eye tissue behind it, and fluid builds up in the space created.

Punctate inner choroidopathy

Macular conditions

Punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC) is a rare condition caused by inflammation at the back of the eye. It is more common in women, and in short-sighted people.

Charles Bonnet syndrome

Macular conditions

Visual hallucinations can occur as a result of sight loss.

Up to half of all people with macular degeneration are thought to experience visual hallucinations at some time.

Diagnosis and treatment

Diagnosing AMD

The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for eye disease. Some optometrists use photography or other imaging to detect early signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). These might include optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans which create cross-sectional images of the retina. You may be charged for these tests.

How is macular disease diagnosed?

Diagnosis and treatment

Diagnosing macular disease

The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for eye disease.

Eye tests

How is macular disease diagnosed?

Eye tests

A regular eye examination is an important health check for everyone. You should have an eye test every two years or as often as recommended by your optician, even if you don’t have any problems with your sight.

OCT scan

How is macular disease diagnosed?

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan

OCT allows your optician to identify subtle changes over time, such as changes in the vitreous (the jelly-like substance that fills the eye), the retina and the macula.

Fluorescein dye angiography

How is macular disease diagnosed?

Fluorescein angiography

What is it?

A fluorescein angiography (FA) is a way of studying what is happening at the back of your eye. The blood in your body flows through tiny blood vessels. An FA helps a doctor see exactly where the blood vessels are in your eye, their size and any problems they might have. This helps the doctor make a diagnosis.

Genetic testing information

How is macular disease diagnosed?

Genetic testing information

If you have an inherited macular condition, or your child has been diagnosed, you may be confused and worried about what this means for your family.

What to do after diagnosis

Diagnosis and treatment

When you are diagnosed with a sight loss condition, it can be overwhelming and you might not know what to do first. We are here to guide you with what to do after receiving a diagnosis and to help you get any support you may need.

Telling other people

What to do after diagnosis

A macular condition can bring practical and emotional life changes for those diagnosed and for their family and friends.

Newly Diagnosed To-Do List

What to do after diagnosis

When you are first diagnosed with macular disease, it can be a shock and you might not know what to do next. You might not even fully understand what your new condition is. This section will guide you in what you need to do. You can carry out these actions in any order you wish and it is important you go at your own pace. There is no right or wrong way.

Treatments

Diagnosis and treatment

Dry AMD is a slow deterioration of the cells of the macula, often over many years. There is no medical treatment for dry AMD but research is going on around the world, including research funded by the Macular Society.

Who’s who in eye care

Diagnosis and treatment

The health care system can be difficult to navigate and you might not know the best person to talk to in order to get the right help. Here you can read about the different roles of the people you’ll encounter, and who can help.

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