The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the inside of the eye and sends vNewisual messages through the optic nerve to the brain.
Conditions that affect the retina include:
Courtesy: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (NEI/NIH)
The National Eye Institute (NEI) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is the Federal government’s lead agency for vision research that leads to sight-saving treatments and plays a key role in reducing visual impairment and blindness.