Tractional retinal detachment occurs if scar tissue in the eye causes the retina to move out of position. It requires immediate medical attention. The retina is a light-sensitive layer of cells at the ...

Eye floaters can be a sign of retinal detachment, but there are many other causes. Some surgeries may help remove eye floaters that result from a detached retina. Eye floaters are when you see specks, ...

Retinal detachment is when the retina detaches from the supporting tissue at the back of the eye. Secondary, or exudative, retinal detachment occurs in response to another condition, such as ...

There are three main types of retinal detachment, determined by the exact mechanism that caused the detachment. Your retina is the innermost layer of the back of your eye. It plays a critical role in ...

The Cambridge Prophylactic Cryotherapy Protocol was developed with the rationale of preventing retinal detachment related to giant retinal tear, to which these patients are so prone. We have ...

The retina is a thin piece of tissue that sits on the back wall of the eye, says Brian VanderBeek, MD, an ophthalmologist at Penn Medicine and assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Hospital of ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...