Retina & Glaucoma Center
Trusted expertise to safely protect your eye health.
What is the Retina?
정상안
Normal Eye
당뇨망막병증안
Diabetic Retinopathy Eye
Converts light into electrical signals and transmits them to the brain via the optic nerve
The retina is a transparent neural tissue covering the innermost layer of the eyeball. Light entering the eye passes through the inner layers of the retina and is detected by photoreceptors, which convert the light into electrical signals. These signals travel through the inner retinal cells and the optic nerve to the brain — enabling vision.
Position of the Retina
The outermost layer of the eyeball is the avascular fibrous layer (cornea, sclera); the middle layer is the vascular uvea (iris, ciliary body, choroid); the retina is the transparent neural tissue covering the inner side of the choroid.
Causes of Retinal Disease
Damage from aging, diabetes, vascular disease, inflammation, and trauma
Retinal diseases arise from degenerative aging, microvascular damage from diabetes/vascular disease, inflammatory reactions, and trauma — leading to damage of retinal tissue and blood vessels. This process can produce hemorrhage, edema, ischemia, and detachment, and in severe cases vision loss. Accurate evaluation of the cause and early diagnosis are therefore critical.
Why?
Why choose JC Bit Somang Eye Clinic for retinal exams and treatment?!
Early diagnosis is paramount for retinal disease.
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Beyond retinal examination — from diagnosis to treatment to surgery, delivered swiftly in-house.
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A collaborative system of 10 ophthalmologists with extensive clinical experience.
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Personalized, systematic treatment tailored to each patient's retinal condition.
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Advanced diagnostic and surgical equipment with a dedicated retinal operating room.
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Comprehensive eye screening program for early detection of retinal disease.
Representative Retinal Diseases
Representative retinal diseases include floaters, retinal detachment, uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and retinal vascular occlusion.
Floaters (Vitreous Opacities)
To assess floaters, the pupil is dilated and the retina is examined with an indirect ophthalmoscope. In posterior vitreous detachment the detached vitreous can be seen near the optic nerve; small vitreous opacities may also be visible — though some are not visible to the naked eye. Floaters can also indicate retinal tears or detachment, so the peripheral retina must always be examined.
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정상안
Normal Eye
비문증상안
Eye with Floaters
Retinal Detachment
A condition in which a tear in the retina allows fluid from the eye to seep underneath, causing part or all of the retina to separate from the eye wall.
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망막박리 증상안
Eye with Retinal Detachment
삼출망막박리 증상안
Eye with Exudative Retinal Detachment
Uveitis
The uvea forms the middle layer of the eyeball and includes the iris (the brown tissue inside the cornea seen as the dark circle), the ciliary body, and the choroid. Inflammation of these tissues is called uveitis.
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포도막염 증상안
Eye with Uveitis
포도막염 증상안
Eye with Uveitis
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes characteristically damages the microvasculature, causing circulatory disturbance. When this occurs in the retina, retinopathy develops.
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비증식당뇨망막병 증상안
Eye with Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
증식성당뇨망막병 증상안
Eye with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Age-related Macular Degeneration
The macula is the neural tissue at the center of the retina containing most of the photoreceptors and the focal point of vision. Macular degeneration refers to disorders in which various causes damage this central macula and impair vision.
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비삼출성 황반변성 증상안
Eye with Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
삼출성 황반변성 증상안
Eye with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Retinal Vascular Occlusion
The retina contains arteries (which supply blood) and veins (which return used blood to the heart), as well as their branches. Blockage of any of these vessels is called retinal vascular occlusion.
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망막분지동맥폐쇄 증상안
Eye with Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
망막중심정맥폐쇄 증상안
Eye with Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
