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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.
Answered 7/16/2019
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