RETINAL DETACHMENT Marina Capak Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat
RETINA light-sensitive layer of tissue sends visual messages through the optic nerve
pulled away from the underlying choroid small areas of the retina torn => retinal tears or retinal breaks retinal cells deprived of oxygen i f not promptly treated => permanent vision loss
SYMPTOMS f loaters - bits of debris in field of vision that look like spots, hairs or strings
SYMPTOMS floaters light flashes shadow or curtain over a portion of visual field blur in vision
C an occur as a result of: trauma advanced diabetes an inflammatory disorder, such as sarcoidosis shrinkage of the jelly-like vitreous that fills the inside of the eye
vitreous liquid leaks through retinal tear and accumulates underneath retina retina can peel away from underlying layer of blood vessels
Factors that may increase risk of retinal detachment: aging - more common in people older than 40 previous retinal detachment in one eye family history of retinal detachment extreme nearsightedness previous eye surgery previous severe eye injury or trauma
TREATMENTS Retinal tears: laser surgery (photocoagulation) freezing (cryopexy) Retinal detachment: pneumatic retinopexy scleral buckling vitrectomy
PHOTOCOAGULATION
CRYOPEXY
PNEUMATIC RETINOPEXY
SCLERAL BUCKLING
VITRECTOMY
When a surgeon injects a bubble of expandable gas into the vitreous cavity it is called: scleral buckling vitrectomy pneumatic retinopexy photocoagulation cryopexy
Retinal detachment can occur as a result of; Obesity Trauma Nearsightedness
When a surgeon uses intense cold to freeze the retina around the retinal tear it is called; Scleral buckling Vitrectomy Pneumatic retinopexy Photocoagulation Cryopexy
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