Patient's question:
Eye injury, lasted for half a year, visual distortion, diagnosed with macular degeneration, how to treatIn May of this year, while playing badminton, the racquet hit my eye. At that time, it was diagnosed with partial dislocation of the lens. After dilation treatment, the effect was not significant, and surgical treatment was recommended. Later, I went to another hospital and was diagnosed with macular degeneration. My current main symptoms are: blurred vision, a feeling of distortion when looking at things. How is the treatment better?
Doctor's answer:
Macular degeneration, currently, there is no specific drug treatment in modern medicine, and no effective method has been found to prevent its progression. According to the data, it remains extremely challenging to date. In recent years, the course of macular degeneration has been prolonged. Although the treatment medications vary at different stages, they all involve systemic and local retinal dialectical medication, with a focus on using medications based on the etiology and pathogenesis.1. Prevention is key, with early treatment, and most treatments are symptomatic. Clinically, based on the stage of the disease course, antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E, hemostatic agents, and retinal neurotrophic drugs or cell activators are used. For choroidal neovascularization, early photocoagulation should be performed to prevent the condition from worsening.
2. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves injecting a specific photosensitizer into the patient's bloodstream. When the drug circulates to the retina, it is exposed to laser light, thereby destroying abnormal neovascularization without damaging normal retinal tissue. This therapy is currently a convenient, safe, and effective method internationally.
3. Surgical treatment, such as subretinal neovascular membrane resection, macular translocation, and retinal transplantation, is increasingly bringing hope to patients' treatment.
Therefore, you must actively cooperate with your doctor's examinations and treatment to restore your vision to the best possible condition.