1.   Doctors say a laser trained directly on the eye for several seconds could damage the retina.

2.   Her doctor told her the alternative was monthly drug injections directly into the eye that could potentially damage the retina.

3.   Laser therapy to seal off leaky blood vessels that damage the retina has proved helpful in some patients.

4.   More devastating, ultraviolet radiation can permanently damage the retina, the delicate vision mechanism inside the eye.

5.   Sarah Leigh Nance recalled the year her son had to wear a patch over his eye because the disease damaged his retina.

6.   The growth of those blood vessels eventually damages the retina, which is that part of the eye that enables us to read and see fine detail.

7.   He was using stretch bands attached to springs and when bands snapped, flinging the springs into his face and damaging his retinas.