Question 1

is rhegmatogenous retinal detachment partial?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Rhegmatogenous only refers to the cause of the detachment (a retinal tear or hole that causes this type of detachment), but does not tell how much of the retina has detached. So, any type of rd can be partial or complete.

Question 2

vitrectomy eye surgery if macula hole retinal detachment?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Most common procedure to repair a retinal detachment resulting from a macular hole is a vitrectomy (remove the fluids from the back of the eyeball), replace it with a gas, and position the patient face down for some period of time (sometimes weeks) to allow the hole to close and the detachment to resolve. Most macular holes do not cause a detached retina, but many require a similar operation.

Question 3

is rubeosis iridis related to rubeotic glaucoma?

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Sort of.: Both conditions are caused by ischemia and the development of abnormal neovascularizaion of the iris (rubeosis iridis) or of the angle (the drainaige system in the eye, cuasing increased pressure and optic netve damage, rubeotic glaucoma).

Question 4

post  hemi -rvo. peripheral retina ischemia. no ultra wide field  fa available. can eye drops  allow observation of peripheral retina.?

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They should be fine: Dilating eye drops (mydriatics) are usually quite sufficient to dilate the pupil wide enough for funduscopic evaluation. With the aide of diagnostic ophthalmic lenses, both direct (contact) ; indirect (non contact), almost the entire retina can visualized under high magnification.

Question 5

is vitreous detachment similar to retinal detachment?

Accepted Answer

Yes: A retinal detachment needs to repair surgically otherwise your eye sight would be bad, a vitreous detachment is when the fluid in the back of the eye comes off it's retina attachment and is not sight threatening but may cause a  retinal whole or tear, which may lead to a retinal detachment if not diagnosed and treated early.

Question 6

is subconjunctival hemorrhage contagious?

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No: It is ugly but harmless.  It is like a bruise.

Question 7

what is myopic retinal detachment?

Accepted Answer

Myopic detachment: As the eye becomes more elongated with the progression of the myopia, the retina thins and areas of retinal degeneration make the retina more susceptible to detaching.

Question 8

what is the retinal pigment epithelium?

Accepted Answer

Many functions: The RPE is a layer underneath the retina that serves many roles. Its many functions include light absorption, epithelial transport, spatial ion buffering, visual cycle, phagocytosis, secretion and immune modulation.  Without it, the retina degenerates as in various diseases including AMD.

Question 9

what is fractional retinal detachment secondary to diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Detached Retina: It is actually a tractional retinal detachment.  When diabetes causes the retinal blood vessels to die, the retina grows new blood vessels that are disorganized and of poor quality.  They grow into the gel that fills the eye called the vitreous.  This causes the vitreous to contract and pulls the retina off the back to the eye.  That is a tractional retinal detachment.  It often needs surgery.

Question 10

how serious is  retinal detachment?

Accepted Answer

Serious: A detached retina should be evaluated immediately by a retina specialist.

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