Retinal Detachment

Problems with the Retina

By Millennium Park Eye Center
January 15, 2021
Upload: December 17, 2020

The retina is the layer at the back of the eye containing cells that are sensitive to light. These cells receive the light coming into the lens of the eye and nerve impulses then send that information to the brain via the optic nerve. The brain then interprets that information and forms the visual images...  read more


Detached Retina

By Millennium Park Eye Center
September 15, 2019
retinal detachment

The retina in our eye is a thin layer of tissue at the back of the eye containing cells that are sensitive to light and that trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain. In the brain, this input is decoded and a visual image is formed. Particularly as we age,...  read more