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Please advise me. what do they do about retinal detachment?

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Dr. Olivia Liao answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Several choices: Depending on location, severity, etc. Choices: do nothing (if macula is detached and non-seeing eye), laser barricade, pneumatic retinopexy, scleral buckle, vitrectomy and endolaser. Your retinal ophthalmologist specialist would tailor the treatment options to the specific case.

Answered 1/11/2021

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Dr. Harit Bhatt answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Several options: A detached retina can be treated in several ways. --laser treatment --pneumatic retinopexy --scleral buckle --vitrectomy the above are usually the mainstays of treatment. It depends on surgeon/patient/type of detachment on which method is chosen.

Answered 1/18/2014

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