What are the fundus lesions that the elderly are prone to?

The harm of fundus disease to people mainly affects the visual ability, and in severe cases, it can lead to blindness. Fundus disease is a subject with many diseases, complex and changeable conditions.

Age-related macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration, is an age-related eye disease as the name suggests. The older you are, the more people who get sick. There are two most common manifestations of age-related macular degeneration:

Dry (also known as atrophic) and wet (also known as exudative). Most patients have a dry type, and their vision usually deteriorates slowly. A small number of patients with macular degeneration have the wet form.

This is caused by the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the fundus, and such patients generally feel that their vision is blurred and distorted, and their vision usually deteriorates quickly and is more severe.

Diabetic retinopathy is a serious complication of diabetes in the eye, which is very harmful to vision and may cause blindness if not timely**. Hypertension and unstable glycemic control can exacerbate disease progression. Diabetic retinopathy is caused by changes in blood vessels and blood caused by high blood sugar, resulting in retinal hemorrhage, edema, ischemia, and even neovascularization, which further aggravates fundus hemorrhage, resulting in vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, macular edema or optic nerve ischemic lesions, glaucoma and other serious complications, and eventually serious vision loss and even blindness.

Retinal vein occlusion is also a common eye disease in middle-aged and elderly people. Most of the patients who develop the disease feel blurred vision, dark shadows obscuring vision, and the onset is often sudden. Retinal vein occlusion occurs due to a variety of causes, such as high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, high blood viscosity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and fatigue and anxiety.

Older people are prone to fundus lesions, including macular degeneration and retinal detachment.

There are presbyopia, senile cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, chronic conjunctivitis, chronic dacryocystitis, lacrimal duct obstruction, dry eye syndrome, conjunctival relaxation, etc.

Common eye diseases in the elderly include: presbyopia, senile cataract, glaucoma, macular degeneration, chronic conjunctivitis, chronic dacryocystitis, tear duct obstruction, dry eye syndrome, conjunctival relaxation, etc.

There are still a lot, there are primary angle-closure glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, senile refractive changes, that is, presbyopia; Senile paralytic strabismus, as well as retinal vein occlusion, are also more common in middle-aged and elderly people.

Glaucoma. There are two kinds of glaucoma: primary and secondary, of which primary glaucoma is a more common eye disease in the elderly, which is divided into two types, one is primary angle-closure glaucoma, and the other is primary open-angle glaucoma. Among them, the former is divided into acute angle-closure glaucoma and chronic angle-closure glaucoma according to the condition.

Cataract is still the most common blinding eye disease in China. Cataract is the degeneration of the transparent lens during the aging process, loss of transparency and opacity.

As the elderly get older, their eyesight will begin to decline slowly, and at this time, we should pay attention to whether some eye diseases that the elderly are prone to occur quietly. What eye diseases are older people prone to? The eye disease that the elderly are prone to is glaucoma in the first place Glaucoma is one of the main blinding eye diseases in China.

Among them, chronic angle-closure glaucoma and open-angle glaucoma generally have a hidden onset, the conscious symptoms may not be obvious, and the anterior segment tissues are not obviously abnormal, which is not easy to arouse the patient's vigilance, and it is easy to miss the diagnosis in the early stage, and is often only discovered during eye examination or when the visual function is seriously damaged in the late stage. This is followed by diabetic retinopathy, which is one of the common and serious complications of diabetes. At present, the incidence of diabetes in China remains high, and the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy is about 50% among urban diabetic patients.

It is mainly related to the length of the course of diabetes and the quality of disease control. In addition, the elderly with diabetes mellitus have a higher incidence of senile cataracts, which occur earlier and progress relatively quickly. What eye diseases are older people prone to?

Experts warn that age-related macular degeneration is also common, also known as age-related macular degeneration. It is generally believed that the disease is related to long-term chronic photodamage, genetics, metabolism and nutrition and other factors in the macula of the fundus, and mostly occurs in the elderly over 50 years old, mostly in both eyes, and the vision is slowly and progressively reduced. In addition, refractive error is also one of the eye diseases that the elderly are prone to, including myopia, farsightedness and astigmatism, which can lead to vision loss.

As people age, their refractive status is also changing, and many elderly people with mild cataracts can significantly improve their vision through optometry glasses. The above introduction of "what eye diseases are easy for the elderly" is just a brief introduction to the eye diseases that elderly friends are prone to, and the eyes of the elderly may be accompanied by more other diseases. Therefore, doctors also warn the elderly that when they find abnormalities in their eyes, it is best to consult a professional doctor in a medical institution and seek through regular medication.

The main symptoms of fundus lesions are: decreased vision, visual field defects, distorted vision, blurred vision, and even discoloration and blindness.

The elderly should be related to age, and their physical functions are gradually deteriorating, and the following are several common eye diseases for the elderly: 1. Cataract In China, cataract is still the most common blinding eye disease. The so-called cataract is that in the aging process, the transparent lens degenerates and loses its transparency, and the turbid lens is like opaque glass, blocking the line of sight, causing the patient's vision to gradually decline, and often both eyes are sick.

Cataracts are not particularly present in the early stages**, and topical eye drops and vitamins may slow down the progression of cataracts, but surgical intervention is often required eventually. It is important to note that surgery is currently the only effective method for cataracts. The timing of surgery should be tailored to the individual's specific situation and the advice of a specialist.

Therefore, after being diagnosed with cataracts, you should go to the hospital regularly for check-ups in order to receive timely and effective **. 2. Age-related macular degeneration The macular area is the most acute part of vision, and the severe degeneration of optic cells and pigment epithelial cells in the macular area of the elderly is called age-related macular degeneration, which can cause vision loss. Age-related macular degeneration is divided into wet and dry:

In the former, there is abnormal neovascularization in the macula area, which has a rapid and significant impact on vision, and can be performed by several special lasers**. The latter is dominated by macular atrophic changes, which generally develop slowly, affect vision in the late stage, and currently lack effective methods. 3. Glaucoma When the intraocular pressure is higher than normal or the intraocular tissue cannot withstand a certain level of intraocular pressure, it will cause atrophy of the optic nerve and damage the visual function, which is called glaucoma.

Predisposing factors of glaucoma, such as prolonged darkroom work, fatigue, use of atropine drugs, mood swings, etc., are prone to the onset of symptoms. Acute onset of angle-closure glaucoma is a common occurrence that is not overlooked, and often presents with severe eye pain, redness, headache, nausea and vomiting, and sudden loss of vision.

Other glaucoma often has no obvious symptoms and is easy to be ignored, with occasional eye swelling, orbital soreness, occasional mild blurred vision and iridescence. In advanced glaucoma, even if the intraocular pressure is controlled, the damage to visual function cannot be reversed, so glaucoma focuses on prevention and early stage**. For middle-aged and elderly people, if there is a family history, it is best to have regular examinations of intraocular pressure, visual field, visual acuity, fundus, etc.

Once glaucoma is diagnosed, full attention should be paid to it, and the medication should not be irregular and insistent, and regular follow-up should be carried out. If it cannot be controlled by drugs, it is necessary to consider laser or surgery as soon as possible**Some middle-aged and elderly patients think that it is natural to have poor vision when they are older, so they ignore the lesions of the eyes and delay ** and cause serious consequences.

Director Liu Youlan is currently the director of the Department of Ophthalmology of Likang Hospital. He has been engaged in ophthalmology work in Tangshan Workers' Hospital for 36 years, has a solid theoretical foundation and rich clinical experience, and is proficient in the diagnosis and treatment of various ophthalmic diseases, such as: chalazion, pterygium, eyelid mass, strabismus, keratitis, cataract, glaucoma, iris cyclitis, vitreous opacity, vitreous hemorrhage, ocular trauma, fundus disease, refractive error, etc., and is also good at the prevention and treatment of amblyopia in children.

The fundus is mainly the internal structure of the eyeball, including the vitreous, retina, choroid, etc., so fundus disease refers to the lesions of the above structures caused by various reasons. Common fundus diseases mainly include:

1. Vitreous diseases, such as vitreous hemorrhage, floaters, etc. Clause.

2. Retinal diseases include retinal tears, retinal vein occlusion, retinal artery occlusion, and retinal detachment. Clause.

3. Macular diseases, such as epimacular membrane, macular hole, macular edema, etc. These diseases will affect vision to varying degrees, so when vision loss, it is necessary to go to a regular hospital for fundus examination as soon as possible to clarify the specific**. The regimen for different diseases** is different, some can be improved by drugs**, and some can only be improved by surgery, so you must go to a regular hospital for treatment.

We know that fundus disease is a more serious disease, if the eyeball is compared to a camera, then the fundus is equivalent to the negative of the camera, if there is a problem with the fundus, it is easy to lead to permanent damage to vision and visual function, fundus diseases include retinal diseases, macular diseases, and optic nerve diseases, any 1 part of the problem, may lead to vision damage, so if there is a decrease in central vision.

If you have a black shadow in front of your eyes, see things that are deformed, and the feeling of black screen occlusion in front of you, you must go to the hospital as soon as possible to see if there is a disease of the fundus, if it is a disease of the optic nerve, you must do an examination of the optic disc OCT and computer visual field. At the same time, it is also necessary to do a cranial CT and cranial magnetic resonance examination to see if there is inflammation of the optic nerve, and at the same time to see if there is atrophy of the optic nerve. If you have a macular disease, be sure to do a macular OCT test to see the specific nature of the macular degeneration and do it as soon as possible**.

Once binocular retinopathy is detected, patients generally have poor vision, such as macular degeneration, optic nerve atrophy, optic neuritis, and retinitis pigmentosa.

Common fundus diseases include diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, central serous retinopathy, periretinal venous inflammation, age-related macular degeneration, etc. Fundus diseases have in common that there is microcirculation disorder in the early stage of the disease, and neovascularization is formed in the later stage. There are many diseases of the fundus that are associated with systemic diseases, such as:

Diabetes, kidney disease, high blood pressure, bacterial diseases, parasites, and cranial diseases.

Elderly people are more likely to get eye diseases, also because as they age, the eyes also take a long time as an organ, and the crystal sphere is easy to become cloudy. In fact, as an elderly person, after reaching a certain age, a variety of organs in the body are like machines, due to the operation of the time is getting longer and longer, so there will be some wear and tear every year, the eyes as the organs we use frequently every day, in fact, with the increase of time, not only will increase the fatigue, the crystal sphere of the eyes will also become cloudy.

Especially with the popularity of smart phones, almost all the information can be obtained on this, and the elderly are idle at home after retirement, and the time to use smart phones is not shorter than that of young people, and there will be great problems with eye hygiene.

Presbyopia and glaucoma are almost common eye diseases in older people. Now people will face the problem of presbyopia after the age of 40, such as blurring when looking at near items, at this time it is necessary to gradually pay attention to it, and there are many more fashionable styles of reading glasses on the market, in fact, you can wear such glasses when you find that you have presbyopia problems.

The incidence of glaucoma is much higher than before, and the age is also on the premise, so when the elderly have such a problem, do not ignore it, and go to the hospital in time.

Although macular degeneration is more tricky, it is also a common eye disease in the elderly, and tertiary hospitals have special outpatient clinics that can change symptoms through eye drops and minimally invasive surgery. Empty macular degeneration is actually caused by the opacity of the glass sphere, in fact, eye drops or supplementation of trace elements can be used to reduce the symptoms, and the more tricky is the fundus lesions caused by diabetes complications, hyperplasia of blood vessels can actually be solved by minimally invasive surgery, we should pay attention to the examination of the fundus, such as high myopia should also pay attention to eye hygiene, so as not to cause macular degeneration.

Although the elderly will encounter a variety of eye diseases, but in fact, now we have to pay attention to eye hygiene from middle age, because the daily use of computer screens or looking at mobile phone screens for too long, eyes are also prone to fatigue, redness, swelling, and even tears.