Retinal Detachment

Question 1

What are the common symptoms indicating retinal detachment?

Answer 1

Symptoms include

• sudden onset of floatersflashes of light
• a shadow or curtain over part of the visual field
• painless progressive vision loss

Question 2

Retinal detachment Risk Factors

Answer 2

• Myopia
• Trauma

Question 3

Retinal Detachment clinical signs

Answer 3

Visual Field Impairment

Question 4

What is retinal detachment?

Answer 4

Retinal detachment is a condition where the neuroretina separates from the retinal pigment epithelium, leading to accumulation of sub-retinal fluid and loss of retinal function. It can be rhegmatogenous (due to a retinal break), tractional, or exudative in origin

Question 5

How should suspected retinal detachment be managed initially?

Answer 5

Immediate referral to an ophthalmologist experienced in retinal surgery is required. Patients should be advised to adopt dependent positioning (head down and turned towards the side of detachment) to minimize progression until surgery can be performed