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Can homeopathy help to prevent retinal detachment or does it provide only symptomatic relief to flashes and floaters?

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No substance : Can prevent a retinal detachment. You need to treat the underlying cause diabetic retinopathy for example. I have had patients who have taken homeopathic remedies for floaters , but guess what! , on exam they were still present.

Answered 1/19/2014

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Dr. Keshav Narain answered

Specializes in Retinal Surgery

Neither!: I am a retinal specialist practicing for 15 years now and seeing only patients with retinal problems. I have never seen nor even heard about any evidence that there are homeopathic remedies for retinal detachment, flashes, or floaters. I strongly believe that any affects that occur may be random or due to placebo effect. This is not conspiracy against homeopathy. If it worked, we'd use it too!

Answered 1/19/2014

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