FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Avoiding retinal breaks is important when treating tabletop traction retinal detachment cases, according to a speaker here.“You have to do everything you can to not ...

Operculated tears are produced by traction and progress to retinal detachment in up to 20% of cases. Flap tears that produce symptoms have up to 40% risk of producing retinal detachment, ...

Tractional retinal detachment (TRD) — also called retinal traction detachment (RTD) — does not involve any breaks or tears in your retina. Instead, ...

The retinal break, which is mostly located near a fibrous or fibrovascular proliferation, is usually secondary to traction that is the major component of retinal detachment in these cases. 25 This ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Performing transconjunctival 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy appears effective for treating diabetic traction retinal detachments, according to study results presented here.

Primary retinal detachment refers to rhegmatogenous detachment that occurs in a previously uninvolved phakic eye (i.e., an eye in which the crystalline lens is present) without any complicating ...

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Retinal detachment happens when an injury causes the retina to peel away from the wall of the eye. It can happen quickly, or a small tear can continue to progress over time until the retina detaches.

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This may lead to scarring and traction on the retina, encouraging retinal detachment. Diabetic patients should have a yearly eye examination with dilatation of the pupils to identify any retinopathy.

The pathogenesis of rhegmatogenous RD is now well understood. [14] Around any retinal break exists a balance of forces. Some forces tend to maintain retinal apposition to the RPE, while other ...