Autophagy is a basic homeostatic pathway that intervenes the debasement and reusing of intracellular parts. It fills in as a key quality control instrument, particularly in non-isolating cells like neurons. Proteins, lipids, and, surprisingly, entire organelles are inundated in autophagosomes and conveyed to the lysosome for disposal. The retina is a light-touchy tissue situated toward the rear of the eye that identifies and cycles visual pictures. Vision is a profoundly requesting process, making the eye one of the most metabolically dynamic tissues in the body and photoreceptors show glycolytic digestion, even within the sight of oxygen. The retina and eye are likewise presented to different stressor that can disable their capacity, including hereditary transformations and age-related changes. Autophagy, among different pathways, is hence a critical cycle for the protection of retinal homeostasis. Here, we audit the jobs of both authoritative and non-accepted autophagy in typical retinal capacity. We examine the latest examinations exploring the cooperation of autophagy in eye illnesses, for example, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy and its job safeguarding photoreceptors in a few types of retinal degeneration. At last, we consider the restorative capability of procedures that target autophagy pathways to treat predominant retinal and eye infections.