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Does retinal detachment in one eye directly cause the other eye to become more likely to detach, or is it just that the risk is statistically greater?
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Retinal detachement: Makes risk to other eye greater but no guarantee. Statistics apply to the population but are not very useful in the individual. Will depend on what the cause of the first one was. Discuss with your eye Dr who can give you better odds as they know you best. For example age and blood pressure may increase risk and they can work with you to calculate your risk and then discuss best prevention.
Answered 6/6/2017
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