Retinal Detachment

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Retinal detachment

Retinal detachment describes an emergency situation in which a thin layer of tissue (the retina) at the back of the eye pulls away from the layer of blood vessels that provides it with oxygen and nutrients. Retinal detachment is often accompanied by flashes and floaters in your vision.
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Do You Understand Retinal Detachment?

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A retinal detachment can lead to the loss of central vision.

Explanation:

A retinal detachment requires immediate medical care, as it can lead to the loss of central vision.

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Patients who have undergone cataract surgery have a higher risk of developing a retinal detachment.

Explanation:

Retinal detachment causes include being highly myopic (nearsighted), patients who have experienced trauma to the eye, and patients who have undergone cataract surgery.

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Floaters aren't a symptom of a retinal detachment.

Explanation:

Retinal detachment symptoms include flashes of light, floaters and loss of peripheral vision. However, some patients don’t notice any symptoms, or only notice an issue when they lose vision.

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Your ophthalmologist will usually recommend the scleral buckle procedure first.

Explanation:

A patient’s age and their previous ocular history, including history of surgery, do have implications in terms of what type of repair your vitreoretinal surgeon might choose to use.

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There are three types of surgery your ophthalmologist may recommend.

Explanation:

Your ophthalmologist may suggest scleral buckle, pneumatic retinopexy or vitrectomy to repair a retinal detachment.

Retinal Detachment Repair - Overview

Retinal detachments can be repaired in three general ways. The first is pneumatic retinopexy, where the surgeon will place a bubble of gas into the eye and treat the retinal tear with either cryotherapy, or at a later stage with a laser procedure.

The second procedure is called scleral buckle. This is done in the operating room, where the surgeon will put a silicone belt around the wall of the eye. This indents the eye and relieves the traction on the retinal tear and allows the retina to reattach.