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Almost all patients will have a bilateral retinal detachment before the age of 10 years. However, most patients may be able to live regular lives with low vision aids and strict precautionary efforts.

Retinal detachment is an emergency situation in which the thin tissue layer in the back of your eye lifts away from its usual position. This requires immediate treatment. When part of the tissue ...

Introduction Vitrectomy combined with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling, flap or tamponade is widely used in the treatment of macular diseases, such as macular hole (MH) and high myopia macular ...

Retinal Tear About one in 10 people with PVD develop a retinal tear. This occurs when the vitreous fibers pull away from the retina, causing a tear or hole in the retina. Symptoms of a retinal tear ...

No retinal breaks were present, the authors reported. Subretinal and intraretinal fluid was seen in optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of both eyes with a subfoveal bacillary detachment, which ...

The specks tend to be more noticeable in bright light, especially when you look at a white background, says Philip Ferrone, president of the American Society of Retina Specialists and a professor of ...

However, the retina, spanning from ora serrata to optic disc creates a “V” or funnel-shaped detachment. Researchers note that characteristics of CD also involve the detachment’s motionless quality on ...

Paediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) accounts for 3–12.6% of all patients with RD in various parts of the world. 1 – 4 Many studies have reported that myopia is one of the major causes of ...

If there is no retinal tear or detachment, your ophthalmologist will ask you to wait. Vitreous hemorrhage gets resolved on its own over a few months.

You also might have an ultrasound of your eye. This helps your eye care provider see the retinal detachment. What happens during scleral buckling? Talk with your eye surgeon about what to expect ...