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 ...

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is when the gel-like fluid inside the eye gets behind the retina and pushes it away from its supporting blood vessels. RRD is one type of retinal detachment (RD ...

About 1 in 20 people who have had a laser procedure to patch a retinal tear will have another retinal tear or, worse, a retinal detachment after they have cataract surgery, an analysis of a large ...

If I could use one word to sum up my eye health journey, it would be long. Not hard, excruciating or annoying-long. The reason? It lasted over a year and a half and resulted in four surgeries to fix ...

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 ...

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, ...

A retinal tear occurs when the back lining of the eye gets a small hole or rip in it. This can lead to retinal detachment, a medical emergency in which the back layer of the eye becomes detached from ...

The rise in popularity of percussive massage guns could carry some hidden dangers for consumers, as a case study of a young student with tired eyes revealed. A patient in his 20s reported experiencing ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Key Takeaways Flashing lights in your eyes could mean a problem with your ...

If I could use one word to sum up my eye health journey, it would be long. Not hard, excruciating or annoying—long. The reason? It lasted over a year and a half and resulted in four surgeries to fix ...