National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Retinal Disorders is the National Eye Institute
The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images to your brain. In the center of this nerve tissue is the macula. It provides the sharp, central vision needed for reading, driving and seeing fine detail.
Retinal disorders affect this vital tissue. They can affect your vision, and some can be serious enough to cause blindness. Examples are
NIH: National Eye Institute
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)