It can affect your eyesight, and some are serious enough to cause blindness. Some examples are:

• Macular degeneration: A disease that destroys the acuity of central vision

• Diabetic eye disease: damage to the retina from decompensated diabetes.

• Retinal detachment: A medical emergency that occurs when the retina detaches from the back of the eye

• Retinoblastoma: Cancer of the retina, is more common in young children

• Epiretinal membrane: scar tissue in the macula

• Macular hole: Small break in the macula that usually occurs in people over 60 years of age

• Floating bodies: Cobwebs or small spots in the field of vision

Treatment: it depends on each pathology.