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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW YORK — A study found a 46.4% incidence rate of vitreous hemorrhage after 27-gauge pars plana vitrectomy for ...

The retina is a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that converts visual images into nerve impulses in the brain. Injuries to the eye can cause layers of the retina to separate, which is known as a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York Retina, Jorge A. Fortun, MD, uses surgical footage to provide an ...

Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in the United Kingdom among people of working age. Many with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) go on to develop vitreous haemorrhage (VH). Those with ...

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 ...

Figure 1. From left, a fundus photograph of the right eye shows peripheral avascular retina. The optic nerve was normal in color but appears pale due to camera flash in this photo. A fundus photograph ...

A detached retina occurs when the retina, a layer of tissue that covers most of the back of the eye, separates from its anchored position. Eye trauma is the most common cause, and the symptoms—blurred ...

There is no increased risk of tractional retinal detachment (TRD) associated with anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) intravitreal injection only, compared with laser-only therapy, nor with ...

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 ...