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Retinal detachment

Ablatio retinae · Odchlípení sítnice

What it is

The retina peels away from the back of the eye. Sight is lost in hours to days without surgery.

Symptoms & signs

  • Sudden shower of floaters
  • flashes of light
  • a curtain or shadow across the vision
  • painless

🚩 Get help if…

  • call 112 / 911 now A dark curtain or shadow spreading across your vision
  • call 112 / 911 now Sudden shower of new floaters with flashes of light
  • call 112 / 911 now Sudden loss of central or side vision in one eye
  • see a doctor soon New floaters or flashes after an eye injury

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Emergency surgery: vitrectomy, scleral buckle or pneumatic retinopexy
  • laser to seal tears
  • posture after surgery

Natural & lifestyle

  • Attend urgently for new floaters and flashes
  • eye protection in sport
  • myopia monitoring

Emerging & experimental

  • Wide-field imaging for earlier detection
  • new tamponade agents

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Waiting, rest or eye exercises — sight is lost in hours to days; surgery is the only treatment anecdotal / traditional
  • Supplements for floaters — do not prevent detachment anecdotal / traditional

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