01/02/2026
January Image of the Month features a Subretinal Hemorrhage from Wet Macular Degeneration.
In this color photograph, we see a large hemorrhage under the retina caused by an abnormal blood vessel growing in the center of the retina, which in this case, we call wet macular degeneration. The hemorrhage damages the photoreceptors of the retina, which is why this is such a devastating disease for patients. As retina specialists, we try to prevent this from occurring by close monitoring of at-risk patients. While we do not have any medicines that reverse the damage caused by the blood, we do have several powerful medicines that can shrink the abnormal blood vessel with regular treatment.
Image by Nicole Knight at Tennessee Retina