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OphthalmologicalSevere
Retinal Detachment
Ophthalmology · Ophthalmological
Severe
Severity
Uncommon — affects roughly 1 in 10,000 people annually
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Ophthalmology
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Retinal detachment is treated as a surgical emergency
- 2options include laser photocoagulation or cryotherapy to seal small tears before detachment progresses
- 3and for an established detachment
- 4pneumatic retinopexy
- 5scleral buckle surgery
- 6or vitrectomy to reattach the retina. The choice of procedure depends on the size
- 7location
- 8and underlying cause of the detachment. Outcomes are best when treatment is performed within hours to days of symptom onset
- 9especially before the central retina
- 10or macula
- 11becomes involved.
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