- Usually classified into :
- Rhegmatogenous detachment
- Tractional detachment
- Exudative detachment
- Symptoms:
- Blurry or various degree of decreased visual acuity
- Visual field loss
- Photopsia (subjective visualization of flashing lights)
- Some conditions or pathologies that may predispose to retinal detachments
are: trauma, cataract extraction, ora bays, meridional folds, cystic
retinal tufts, lattice degeneration and retinoschisis.
- Risk factors:
- Myopic eyes
- Family history of retinal detachment
- Vitreoretinal syndrome such as Stickler's syndrome
- Aphakia
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