Question 1

what ailment can cause retinal holes, nausea, headaches and sinus pain?

Accepted Answer

Probably unrelated: Retinal holes are usually causes by physical problems within the eye, such as the vitreous gel pulling on the retina and causing a tear. Most cases of retinal holes are of unknown cause and are not usually associated with medical conditions. Symptoms of nausea, headache and sinus pain could be anything from migraine to influenza, and a medical examination would be needed to diagnose and treat.

Question 2

what causes retinal tears and detachments?

Accepted Answer

Age: The vitreous jelly changes as we age and it pulls away from the back of the eye (retina) - a posterior vitreous detachment. During this process, if the jelly pulls hard enough on the retina (especially in a thin or weak area) it can tear the retina which can subsequently detach. Other risk factors include myopia, cataract surgery, head/eye trauma, family history, lattice degeneration, etc.

Question 3

what are the possible causes of retinal tears?

Accepted Answer

Retinal traction: Most retinal rears are caused by traction on the retina by the vitreous gel, sometimes in association with weaknesses in the retina related to high eye nearsightedness, retinal injuries, old retinal scarring, etc.  As the eye ages, the vitreous gel naturally liquifies and detatches from the retina,  a posterior retinal detachment.  Residual areas of traction can cause retinal tears/detachment.

Question 4

even though some small retinal tears don't cause detachment, if a small tear was to cause one, how long would it take, what's the average time?

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Retinal tears: Time till detachment depends on many factors such as location, cause of tear, your age: can take minutes to never. Average depends on above but recommend treatment asap.

Question 5

what causes retina detachment?

Accepted Answer

Flashes floater veil: Vitreous separation ; traction on the retina causes retinal tears-causing vitreous floaters ; hazy vision.  Laser helps to prevent the tear from progressing to a retinal detachment as fluid flows though untreated tears and the retina falls off the back of your eye-like wallpaper coming off a wall.  This causes a veil in your side vision then central vision loss.  It is painless.

Question 6

what causes retinal inflamation?

Accepted Answer

Long list: The differential diagnosis of this is quite long so there is no single or short answer. Sorry

Question 7

what are the causes of retinal cysts?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: We are typically born with them and rarely cause trouble.

Question 8

what could cause an 8 year old to get retinal lesions?

Accepted Answer

Multiple Causes: "retinal lesions" is a very broad term, describing pretty much any finding located in the retina.  The broad categories include infection, inflammation, trauma, benign and malignant tumors, inherited diseases, or manifestation of systemic conditions. To answer your question better, it would help to know more details about symptoms and type of lesions that were seen.

Question 9

what are common signs and causes of retinal detachments?

Accepted Answer

Flashes floater veil: Vitreous separation & traction on the retina causes retinal tears-causing vitreous floaters & hazy vision.  Laser helps to prevent the tear from progressing to a retinal detachment as fluid flows though untreated tears and the retina falls off the back of your eye-like wallpaper coming off a wall.  This causes a veil in your side vision then central vision loss.  It is painless.

Question 10

i was wondering what are the possible causes of retinal cysts?

Accepted Answer

Depends on type: and location.  Retinal cysts as in cystoid macular edema occur in the center, cause blurring and are due to inflammation, usually after surgery.  Cysts in the peripheral retina are quite normal and are sometimes called "cystic retinal tufts".  Occasionally, cystic tufts can be torn by acute vitreous separation causing a retinal tear which may be lasered to prevent detachment.

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