Many people think that it is a normal physiological degradation phenomenon to see things blurred and deformed when they are old, and always feel a black spot in front of them. In fact, these seemingly ordinary symptoms may be the realization of macular disease, which may lead to blindness in serious cases!
Who should be particularly alert to the occurrence of macular disease? What are the characteristics of the lesions? How to treat effectively? Now let's talk about science popularization
What symptoms need to be alert to macular disease?
Blurred vision
It is a common symptom to see things as if there is water mist in front of you.
Fear of light
Because the cone cells in the macular area are the most concentrated, the cone cells are damaged after the macular area is diseased, and they will feel especially afraid of light. Even the TV light and light will feel very dazzling, and you will see a vast expanse in the sun, which is also a typical symptom.
Visual distortion
After the damage of the neuroepithelial layer in the macular region, there will be a symptom of visual distortion, which is a more specific symptom of macular disease.
If the disease is serious, the central vision may be damaged, just like a shadow blocking the eyes. Occlusion of dark shadow in front of eyes caused by macular disease is fixed and cannot move, which is also the main symptom of macular disease.
These symptoms do not necessarily occur at the same time. When the disease is relatively mild, it may just be blurry and photophobic. At this time, many patients think that their eyes are tired, and they do not pay attention to it. When they find that their eyesight has declined significantly, or their eyes are deformed, and their eyes are covered by black shadows, they should go to see the doctor again. Usually, the patient's condition is more serious.
What is the cause of macular disease?
inherited factor
Generally, the disease can occur from young children to the elderly. It is common for young people to get sick. The treatment is difficult, and there is no particularly good treatment;
Senile degenerative changes
The common macular diseases in clinic include senile macular degeneration, idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane and macular hole;
Fundus inflammation
Fundus inflammation may also lead to macular lesions, such as uveitis and toxoplasmosis
Ocular diseases involving macular lesions
For example, diabetes retinopathy or retinal vein occlusion, central serous chorioretinopathy and central exudative chorioretinopathy will affect the macula and cause macular edema.
The macular lesions can be differentiated and diagnosed through the golden combination of fluorescein angiography, ICG and OCT, and corresponding treatment can be carried out according to the classification of macular lesions.
How to treat macular disease with traditional Chinese medicine?
Traditional Chinese medicine has its unique advantages in treating macular disease. Traditional Chinese medicine is a holistic and dialectical treatment. The eye disease has a direct relationship with the body function. If the body function changes, it is easy to induce local disease. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine treats macular disease from a holistic perspective.
For example, the dysfunction of viscera, yin and yang, yin and yang, qi and blood, or blockage of meridians, stagnation of qi and blood stasis, stagnation of liver and qi, or insufficiency of liver and kidney, will directly affect the metabolic function, circulation function, regulation function, immune function, secretion function, and repair function of the eyes after the overall dysfunction. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine conducts a syndrome differentiation based on tongue and pulse conditions, Then, according to the examination of the patient's fundus and the combination of disease and syndrome differentiation, we can carry out individualized Chinese medicine treatment.
Many patients with macular diseases have poor circulatory and metabolic functions in the macular region, as well as blocked meridians or microcirculation. At this time, using traditional Chinese medicine can directly improve the meridian function, circulation function and metabolic function of the eyes. After these functions of the eye are improved, the blood vessels and meridians will be opened, and the bleeding and edema will be eliminated and absorbed. If the problem is solved in terms of etiology, the condition will be more stable and better therapeutic effect will be received.