RETINAL DETACHMENT

THE SYMPTOMS

• Eye floaters accompanied by eye flashes
• Sudden onset of blurred vision
• Shadows or blind spots in the field of vision

WHAT CAUSES THIS?

• Shrinkage of the gel-like material that fills the inside of your eye.
• An injury
• Advanced diabetes
• An inflammatory eye disorder

HOW WOULD IT LOOK WITH A DETACHED RETINA?

• You would see double
• You would be in a lot of pain
• You become basically blind in that eye
• You can "feel" the redness

HOW IS IT TREATED?

• The eye doctor injects a bubble of gas into the eye.
• You are positioned so the gas bubble goes up against the hole
• It then pushes the retina back into place.
• The doctor will use a laser to permanently seal the hole.