With seven retina centers in Bellevue, Bellingham, Burlington, Ellensburg, Kent Station, Mountlake Terrace, and Seattle, as well as four retinal surgery centers in our Bellvue clinic, Swedish First Hill Hospital, Overlake Hospital, and Northwest Hospital, our patients are always within close reach of advanced vision-saving care. The Leading Provider of Retina Care in the Seattle Metropolitan Areaįor over two decades, Pacific Northwest Retina has served as the largest retina-exclusive ophthalmology practice in the Seattle area and Pacific Northwest. We have locations in Seattle, Bellevue, Bellingham, Burlington, Mountlake Terrace, Kent, and Ellensburg. To learn more about lattice degeneration and to schedule a visit with one of our retina specialists, call us toll-free at 800.331.3719 or 206.215.3850. If you have a history of lattice degeneration, you should be aware of the symptoms of retinal tears and detachment. Lattice degeneration can sometimes cause retinal detachments when holes or tears in the lattice formation permit vitreous fluid to get under the retina.įortunately, most people with lattice degeneration do not develop a retinal detachment. If part of the vitreous sac becomes detached from the retina, the friction and pulling where it is still attached can create a tear in the retina. This pulling weakens the retina and creates lattice lesions that look like white crisscrossing lines on the retina.

In lattice degeneration, there are places where the sac is strongly attached to the retina and pulls on it. As one ages, the vitreous takes on a more fluid consistency and the sac sometimes separates from the retina.

The vitreous, a clear gel-like substance that fills the inside of the eye, is contained in a sac loosely attached to the retina.

Lattice degeneration is a thinning and weakening of the retina, the light-sensitive layer of cells lining the back of the eye, that can lead to a retinal tear. Lattice Degeneration What Is Lattice Degeneration?

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