Treatment retinal detachment

Retinal detachment

The retina is a transparent tissue in the back of the eye that focuses the images we see. If it is torn or punctured, the internal fluids of the eye cause a separation of it from the underlying tissues.

Retinal detachment can occur without apparent cause, because of a trauma, diabetes or inflammatory process.It usually goes along with loss of central or peripheral vision, depending on the encompassing area it can lead to capillary bleedings which cause internal opacities.

Symptoms:

• Light flashes
• Blurred vision
• Eye floaters
• Shadows or partial or total blindness

Solutions:

Depending on the extent most patients with retinal detachment need surgery. Some of the most common techniques:

• Cryopexy
• Laser surgery
• Pneumatic retinopexy
• Vitrectomy

In order to prevent irreversible vision loss early diagnosis is very important.