Posted on August 21, 2007 in Latest News
Retina is a small thin disc like layer of a light sensitive tissue on the back wall of the eye. Its job is to translate whatever we see into signals and send them to the brain through the optic nerve.
When the retina peels away from the support tissue under it, this disorder is called Retinal Detachment.
Types
There are primarily three types of Retinal Detachments
- Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment – This type of Retinal Detachment occurs to due to break or tear in the retina.
- Secondary Retinal Detachment – This type of Retinal Detachment occurs due to inflammation, injury without the tearing or damage of Retina.
- Tractional Retinal Detachment – This type of Retinal Detachment occurs when scar tissue on the retina’s surface contracts causing the retina to detach from the Retinal Pigment Epithelium.
Symptoms
- You may notice a sudden increase in the number of eye floaters
- The eyes may feel heavy
- You may see flashes of light or suffer from Photopsia.
- You may notice the appearance if a curtain over the field of your vision.
Treatment
- Cyropexy – This is a process of welding the retina back into its place using laser surgery.
- Scleral buckle surgery - This is a process of attaching a synthetic band to the eyeball and pushing it to the wall of eye to attach the retina.
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