Where to go if you think you have a detached retina?
If you experience any symptoms of retinal detachment, go to your eye doctor or the emergency room right away. Early treatment can help prevent permanent vision loss. It’s also important to get comprehensive dilated eye exams regularly.
What do you need to know about retinal detachment?
What is retinal detachment? Retinal detachment is an eye problem that happens when your retina (a light-sensitive layer of tissue in the back of your eye) is pulled away from its normal position at the back of your eye. What are the symptoms of retinal detachment? If only a small part of your retina has detached, you may not have any symptoms.
Can a detached retina cause vision to be lost?
At first, detachment might only affect a small part of the retina, but, without treatment, the whole retina may peel off, and vision will be lost from that eye. A detached retina, or retinal detachment, usually only occurs in one eye.
How is a detached retina stitched into the eye?
The doctor will take a silicone material and stitch it into the white part of the eye in the area that is affected by the detachment. The eye wall indents as part of the procedure to relieve some of the force associated with the retina being tugged on by the vitreous.
How does the bubble work in detached retina surgery?
The bubble works to push the detached portion of the retina so fluid stops flowing into the space behind this structure. Any fluid that did collect before the surgery is naturally absorbed, allowing the retina to attach itself to the eye wall. In some cases, cryopexy is used as part of this surgery.
What is retinal detachment? Retinal detachment is an eye problem that happens when your retina (a light-sensitive layer of tissue in the back of your eye) is pulled away from its normal position at the back of your eye. What are the symptoms of retinal detachment? If only a small part of your retina has detached, you may not have any symptoms.
When did I Have my detached retinal surgery?
This entry was posted on April 25, 2012, in aging parents, eye health, eye surgery, Medical Care and tagged aging, aging eyes, detached retina, detached retinas, eye health, eyes, recovery eye, retina, retinal surgery, vitrectomy. Bookmark the permalink . 61 Comments At the hospital, just as I sat down in the wheelchair, we snapped this picture.
Is there a community for people with detached retina?
A supportive and moderately active Detached Retina User Group community lives over at Yahoo Groups, and people are welcome to ask questions of others who are challenged by retina conditions. Hal Moyers, the gentleman who started the group way back in 1999, maintains a resource page at Sightwise.org.
Can a detached retina cause loss of vision?
If too much fluid gets in between the eyeball and retina, this can cause retinal detachment. Once detached, the retina can no longer do its job of sending light signals to the brain, which can cause a loss or alteration of vision.