Retina
Current as of: May 5, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Carol L. Karp, MD – Ophthalmology
The retina is a thin nerve membrane that detects light entering the eye. Nerve cells in the retina send signals of what the eye sees along the optic nerve to the brain. The retina lines the back two-thirds of the eye and is made up of two layers: the sensory retina and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The macula…