Mr. Raj Patel; 40 yrs. old, a businessman by profession visited Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute (AEHI), located at Sanpada, Navi Mumbai (AEHI) with complains of decreased vision and swelling in his eyes for a week, along with constant headaches. He was a known case of Hypertension for 3 years. He wasn't compliant with his antihypertensive medicines since last 6 months thinking his blood pressure had come to normal over the past few months.
The retina refers to the eye's inner lining, a part of the eye that contains light-sensitive tissues. Its major role is to help in vision generation by sending light signals to the brain. In some patients, the retinal tissue start thinning and breaking down overtime at certain locations.