Tornambe published experiences in 302 eyes, in which he found a single injection attachment rate of 68% and a final attachment rate after reoperations of 95%, with a minimum follow-up of 6 months. He ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “This has been a very important controversy over many years. Around 30 years ago, scleral buckling was the most ...

Retinal displacement may be more severe and occurs more frequently in patients who undergo pars plana vitrectomy as opposed to pneumatic retinopexy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Whether to perform scleral buckle alone or add it to pars plana vitrectomy in cases of ...

Patients who undergo pneumatic retinopexy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair report superior vision-related functioning scores and higher mental health scores during the first 6 months post ...

Eye floaters are a fact of life for millions of Americans, especially as they get older. But the dots, squiggly lines and tiny cobwebs floating across the field of vision can turn from minor annoyance ...

The retina is a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that converts visual images into nerve impulses in the brain. Injuries to the eye can cause layers of the retina to separate, which is known as a ...

If the retina has become detached and the detachment is too large for laser treatment or cryotherapy alone, surgery is necessary to "reattach" the retina. Without some type of retinal reattachment ...

A minimally invasive treatment for retinal detachment gives patients sharper vision, less distortion and reduced side-effects, according to the findings of a recent trial. A minimally invasive ...

Obviously the goal of retinal detachment repair is to reattach the retina. The patient however, does not care about anatomy. Success for the patient is that vision in macula-on detachments is ...