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Retinal detachments due to heavy cough or sneeze occurs instantly and not days or weeks later right? i have bad cough n cold lately and eyes pain.
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Retinal detachments: Do not cause eye pain. For retinal detachment, call your eye md if sudden increase in floaters or flashes.
Answered 12/26/2013
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Not coughing : 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.
Answered 8/9/2017
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