RETINAL DETACHMENT

Marina Capak
Mentor: A. mega 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
if not promptly treated =>
permanent vision loss

SYMPTOMS
floaters - 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

Can 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

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

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

 http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/retinal
detach/
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ret
inal-detachment/DS00254
http://emedicine.medscape.com/artic
le/798501-overview