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The retina is supported by a jelly-like transparent fluid known as vitreous. Retinal detachment occurs suddenly or spontaneously. When retinal detachment occurs, the retina does not function well ...

The two most important factors in the development of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment are retinal breaks and vitreous traction. The two goals of retinal reattachment surgery are to seal all ...

Dr. Stacy Chronister explains how aging affects vision, highlighting common eye conditions like retinal detachment, glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, and peripheral vision loss, along with ...

Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is an eye condition that naturally happens with age, when gel that usually fills your eyeball detaches from your retina. If you see blurry shadows, also called ...

The following is a summary of “Cystoid Macular Edema Following Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair Surgery: Incidence, Pathogenesis, Risk Factors and Treatment,” published in the February 2025 ...

Emerging from a van outside the Elliott School is a spectacled man. Once out of the van, a white cane, the one that guides ...

Aster Hospital Al Qusais, recognized in Newsweek's“World's Best Smart Hospitals 2025” List among 350 hospitals globally and ranked No. 14 on Newsweek ...