Treatment of Detached Retina

1. LASER
Course Instructor:
Sir Muhammad Shehzad
Presentation on:
Treatment of detached retina
Presented by :
Mehak tariq (17)

2. Contents:
• What is retinal detachment?
• What are the symptoms of retinal detachment?
• How can we prevent retinal detachment?
• What’s the treatment for retinal detachment?

3. 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.

5. What are the symptoms of retinal detachment?
If only a small part of your retina has detached, you may not
have any symptoms.
But if more of your retina is detached, you may not be able to
see as clearly as normal, and you may notice other sudden
symptoms, including:
1. A lot of new gray or black specks floating in your field of
vision.
2. A dark shadow or “curtain” on the sides or in the middle
of your field of vision

6. How can we prevent retinal detachment?
There’s no way to prevent retinal detachment —
but you can lower your risk by wearing safety
goggles or other protective eye gear when doing
risky activities like playing sports.
If you experience any symptoms of retinal
detachment, go to your eye doctor. Early
treatment can help prevent permanent vision loss.

7. It’s also important to get comprehensive dilated eye
exams regularly
(many eye diseases have no symptoms or warning signs,
you could have a problem and not know it. Even if you think
your eyes are healthy, getting a dilated eye exam is the only
way to know for sure..)
A dilated eye exam can help your eye doctor find a
small retinal tear or detachment early, before it starts
to affect your vision.

8. What’s the treatment for retinal detachment?
Depending on how much of your retina is
detached and what type of retinal detachment
you have, your eye doctor may recommend
laser surgery, freezing treatment, or other
types of surgery to fix any tears or breaks in
your retina and reattach your retina to the back
of your eye. Sometimes, your eye doctor will
use more than one of these treatments at the
same time.

9. Freeze treatment (cryopexy) or laser surgery. If you
have a small hole or tear in your retina, your doctor
can use a freezing probe or a medical laser to seal
any tears or breaks in your retina. You can usually get
these treatments in the eye doctor’s office.
Surgery. If a larger part of your retina is detached from the
back of your eye, you may need surgery to move your
retina back into place. You will probably get these surgeries
in a hospital.

10. Thanks for listening...
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