Macular telangiectasia type 2. Literary review

Macular telangiectasia is a degenerative pathology of the retina, which is quite rare in the population and everyday medical practice, but requires an in-depth approach to solving the problem. The review purpose is to study what achievements exist today in diagnostics and the main trends in treating macular telangiectasia type 2. Materials and methods. This review concludes materials and information from na-tional and foreign sources on macular telangiectasia type 2. The used method is the analysis of various articles on this pathology, as well as modern treatment options and tactics. Conclusions. Technical progress, the existence of various high-tech instrumental diagnostic methods can facilitate the timely detection and correct diagnosis of MacTel type 2, however, issues of differential diagnosis, preventive measures and treatment that would slow down or lead to regression of the changes that have occurred in the retina require further study of the etiological factors of the disease, as well as improvement of knowledge about the neurosensory retina and its most important auxiliary elements, in particular about Müller cells.