“Finished Sunday I will have surgery. I apologize if I missed any pictures“. With these words Mara Venierduring the November 9 episode of his program, it was announced to the public and viewersimminent operation what he has to do. Another health problem the presenter has had to face several times in the last two years eye problems.
What happened to Mara Venier
During a live broadcast Entry Weekin the middle of an interview with Nino D’AngeloMara Venier admitted that she had vision problems and had to be rushed to hospital immediately. “Today was a bit difficult for me, I better say it now – explained the presenter –. I have problems with my maculopathy. After the week of admission, I will undergo surgery. I’m sorry if I missed some pictures because sometimes I can’t see. It’s better to say it right away, during the episode a small accident may occur and I will ask my friends for help“.
It’s not about first intervention: for Mara Venier this will be the sixth, after a long struggle with an eye disease that forced her to undergo it care and operations in recent years.
Illness: what Mara suffers from
The presenter first talked about his problem on the occasion of the release of his film in cinemas diamond From Ferzan Ozpetekin January 2025: “I had just started walking when I felt discomfort in one eye. I saw badly, blurred, and one evening, in front of the TV, I realized that I could only see on one side. I had retinal hemorrhage caused by a pathology, exudative maculopathy“.
Mara Venier immediately underwent a emergency interventionHowever, handling this problem still requires attention and new interventions: “I have to do another operation. Professor Cusumano once said that I could no longer see out of my right eye, but I recovered somewhat. I have to stay calm and collected, but I work a lot and I travel on and off trains between Rome and Milan“.
What is maculopathy
Maculopathy (or macular degeneration) is a disease group which damages the macula, the middle part from the retina Responsible for seeing details clearly. Pathology causes a progressive loss central vision, often painless and sometimes unnoticed, while peripheral vision generally remains intact.
The main forms are:
- Dry or atrophic: more common, develops slowly.
- Moist or exudative: faster, caused by the formation of new blood vessels under the retina.
Typical symptoms include:
- Line distortion (metamorphopsia)
- Central dark spot (scotoma)
The diagnosis is made through eye examination and tools such as OCT/angio-OCT, in addition to tests Amsler. Treatment depends on the form of the disease: for wet diseases it is used injection intravitreal anti-VEGF, while for the dry form the focus is on management monitoring and risk factors. If new symptoms occur or vision worsens, it is important to contact a specialist immediately.
Mara Venier’s message
Despite being sick and having to undergo new operations, Mara Venier continues to work with enthusiasm and maintains direct relations with the community.
His immediate announcement was a signal from transparency towards the fans, who showed great affection and support.
“I apologize if I missed any pictures during this episode – concluded Mara – but do you know that I will always be there with my heart and desire to do it“.
