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Retina - Overview

Definición:

La retina es la capa de tejido sensible a la luz que se encuentra en la parte posterior interna del ojo y actúa como la película en una cámara: las imágenes pasan a través del cristalino del ojo y son enfocadas en la retina. La retina convierte luego estas imágenes en señales eléctricas y las envía a través del nervio óptico al cerebro.

Retina

Retina

La retina normalmente es de color rojo debido a su rico riego sanguíneo. Un oftalmoscopio le permite al médico ver a través de la pupila y el cristalino hasta la retina. Si el médico observa cualquier cambio en el color o apariencia de la retina, esto puede ser indicio de una enfermedad.

Cualquier persona que experimente cambios en la percepción de la nitidez o del color, destellos de luces, moscas volantes o distorsión en la visión debe hacerse examinar la retina.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/22/2011
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Fay A. Diseases of the visual system. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 449.

Schubert HD. Structure and function of the neural retina. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 6.1.

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