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Retinal Detachment Treatment in Mumbai

<br>Retinal detachment is a medical emergency condition and lack or delay in treatment may lead to permanent vision loss. The patient should immediately visit the retina surgeon in Mumbai if he experiences the symptoms of retinal detachment. There are various causes of retinal detachment. Some causes have a direct impact on developing this condition while others act as a contributory factor and increase the overall risk for developing a retinal detachment.

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Retinal Detachment Treatment in Mumbai

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  1. Retinal DetachmentTreatmentinMumbai KnowingTheCauses OfRetinalDetachment Retinaldetachmentisamedicalemergency conditionandlackordelayin treatmentmayleadtopermanentvisionloss.The patientshould immediately visittheretinasurgeonin Mumbaiifheexperiences the symptoms of retinal detachment. The condition results in partial loss of vision due to the detachment of the retina from the back of the eye. This resultsinalackofessentialnutrientstotheretina.Thereare variouscausesofretinaldetachment.Somecauseshaveadirectimpact ondevelopingthisconditionwhileothersactasacontributoryfactorand increasetheoverallriskfordevelopingaretinaldetachment.

  2. What AreTheVariousTypesOfRetinalDetachment? Retinaldetachmentisofthefollowingtypes: Rhegmatogenousretinaldetachment:Thistypeofretinal detachmentoccurswhenthereisaretinalbreak.Theretinalbreakallows thefluidofthevitreouscavitytoflowundertheretinaleading to detachmentoftheretinafromthechoroid.Surgeryisrequiredinsuchtype ofretinaldetachment. Tractionalretinaldetachment: Theconditioniscauseddue to variousfactorsincludingdiabetes,trauma,sicklecellretinopathy,and Eale’sdisease.Inthistypeofretinaldetachment,apre-retinalmembrane isformedthatpullstheretinafrom itsattachment.Theconditionrequires surgicalintervention. Exudativeandserousretinal detachments:Thisisaless commontypeofretinaldetachment. Thistypeofretinal detachmentoccursduetoaprobleminbloodsupply orwatertransport acrossretinalpigmentepithelium. HowWouldYouKnowThatYouHaveRetinal Detachment? Anychangeinthe visionshouldbeimmediatelyinformedto theophthalmologistandsuitable adviceandtreatmentshouldbetaken. Followingaresomeofthesymptomsthatmayoccurduetoretinal detachment: Theappearanceoffloaters:Floatersaretheclumpofcellsthat mayoccurduetoretinaldetachment.However,itis notthe exclusivesymptomofretinaldetachmentasfloatersmay alsodevelopdue to otherconditionssuch asvitreousdetachment. Reduced Peripheral vision:People with retinal detachment havereducedperipheralvision. Theconditionisalsoknownastunnel vision.Thepatienthasnoproblemwiththecentralvision;however,the peripheralvisionprogressivelygetsreduced.

  3. Flashes of eyes:Flashes of light in the vision of the patient are also another symptom of a detached retina. This symptom is more pronounced duringdimlightorinthedark. Curtainlikeashadow onyourvisionfiled:Thisisthemaindifference betweenthevitreousdetachmentandretinaldetachment. The patientsufferingfromretinaldetachmentexperiencesacurtainonthefield ofvision. Blurred vision: The patient with retinal detachment also experiencesblurredvisionandhasareducednight-timevision. What AreTheDirect CausesOfRetinalDetachment? Followingarethedirectcausesofretinaldetachment: Holeintheretina:Retinaisacontinuoussensitivelayerattached to itsbase.Anyholeortearintheretinaallowsthefluidfromthevitreous cavitytoflowbeneaththeretina.Thismay resultintheinitiationof retinal detachment. Fluidaccumulationbehindretina:Inthiscondition,thereis notearorbreakageintheretina.Theinjury orinflammationintheretina causeaccumulationoffluidleadingtodetachmentoftheretinafrom its base. Contractionofscartissue:Thescartissue isformedonthe retina. Thisscar tissuecontractstheretinaleadingtoitsdetachment. Themostcommoncauseforretinaldetachmentistheholeortearinthe retina. WhatAreTheContributingFactorsForRetinal Detachment? Followingaresomeofthecontributingfactorsthatincreasetheriskof retinaldetachment:

  4. Age:Retinaldetachmentiscommonly seeninpeoplewithagegreater than50years. Familyhistory:Peoplewhohaveahistory ofretinaldetachmentin thefamilyareatincreasedriskfordevelopingthiscondition. Underlying conditions:Extremely myopic People are at increasedriskofdevelopingaretinaldetachment.Riskisalsoincreasedin patientswithothereyediseasesincludinguveitis,degenerative myopia,latticedegeneration,vitreousdetachment,andretinoschisis. Peoplesufferingfromadvanceddiabetesorwithprolongeduncontrolled diabetesareatincreasedriskofdevelopingaretinaldetachment. Trauma:Peoplewhohavesufferedeitherasevereeyeinjuryofahead injurymaydeveloparetinaldetachment. MedicalHistory:Peoplewhohavesufferedfromretinaldetachment inthepastorhaveundergoneocularsurgeryareatincreasedriskfor developingaretinal detachment.

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