Can you scar your retina?

Can you scar your retina?

A macular pucker is scar tissue that has formed on the eye’s macula, located in the center of the light-sensitive tissue called the retina. The macula provides the sharp, central vision we need for reading, driving, and seeing fine detail. A macular pucker can cause blurred and distorted central vision.

What does retinal scarring look like?

Epiretinal membrane is a delicate tissue-like scar or membrane that looks like crinkled cellophane lying on top of the retina. This membrane pulls up on the retina, which distorts your vision. Objects may appear blurred or crooked.

What causes scarring on the retina?

Causes: As you age, the vitreous gel in your eye liquefies and shrinks, causing the retina to tear or detach. Certain diseases or trauma to the eye can cause scar tissue to form and pull on the retina. If not treated promptly, retinal problems can lead to permanent vision loss.

What causes scar tissue at back of eye?

Sometimes when the vitreous pulls away from the retina, there is a small amount of damage to the retina’s surface. When this happens, the retina begins a healing process to the damaged area and forms scar tissue, or an epiretinal membrane, on the surface of the retina.

What causes a film over the retina?

The cause of ERMs is due to a defect in the surface layer of the retina where a type of cell, called glial cells, can migrate through and start to grow in a membranous sheet on the retinal surface.

What does scarring on the eye mean?

Corneal scars have many causes, the most common are: Injury or trauma. Infections. Diseases of the cornea or eye surfaces such as Keratoconus or Severe Dry Eye.

How do you get scar tissue on your eye?

These can be caused by improper use of contact lenses, deep scratches, lacerations, burns, and some diseases like shingles and syphilis. After major damage, clear corneal tissue may be replaced by scar tissue or become occluded by new blood vessels (a problem called neovascularization).