What Causes Disciform Scar?

A subretinal scar, most often located in the macular area. It results from the haemorrhages that sometimes follow choroidal neovascularization (consisting of fibrovascular tissue) in the exudative type of age-related macular degeneration. It causes irreparable damage to vision.

What is Disciform scar?

Disciform scars form the stage of exudative AMD in which the retinal tissue is replaced by scar tissue (usually vascular). Disciform scars develop with regression of subretinal hemorrhages and retinal edema and hyperplasic elements of the RPE.

Is Wet AMD bilateral?

There are two types of AMD: dry (atrophic) and wet (neovascular or exudative). Most AMD starts as the dry type and in 10-20% of individuals, it progresses to the wet type. Age-related macular degeneration is always bilateral (i.e., occurs in both eyes), but does not necessarily progress at the same pace in both eyes.