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Topic Overview What is diabetic retinopathy? Retinopathy is a disease of the retina . The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of your eye. It is the part of your eye that "takes pictures" …
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Condition Basics What is retinal detachment? Retinal detachment is an eye problem that happens when the retina, a thin membrane of nerve tissue that lines the back of the eye , comes off (detaches). …
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Overview Diabetes damages small blood vessels throughout the body. Diabetic retinopathy happens when high blood sugar damages the blood vessels of the retina. This is the part of the eye that sends …
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Surgery Overview Scleral buckling surgery is a common way to treat retinal detachment . It is a method of closing breaks and flattening the retina . A scleral buckle is a piece of silicone sponge, …
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… Surgery Overview Pneumatic retinopexy is a surgery to repair certain types of retinal … don't need to stay in the hospital. Before surgery, your eye is numbed with local …
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… anesthesia . You may need to limit your activity for a couple of weeks after … anesthesia . You may need to limit your activity for a couple of weeks after …
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… Surgery Overview Vitrectomy is a surgery to remove the vitreous … during surgery (local or general anesthesia). Vitrectomy is usually done as outpatient … you what position to lie in. Why It Is Done Vitrectomy may be done along with other …
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… abnormal, leaking blood vessels in the retina . One of two approaches may be used … leaking blood vessels in a small area of the retina, usually near the macula . The … of laser burns to seal them off. Scatter (pan-retinal) photocoagulation. Scatter treatment …
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… detachment (PVD) happens when vitreous gel shrinks and separates from the retina . … of aging. It happens because the vitreous gel in the middle of your eye begins to change by the time you are 40 or 50. The gel's normal structure breaks down in a …
