On a special episode of Nyberg, News 8’s Darren Kramer joined long-time colleague Ann Nyberg to talk about retinal detachment, something he’s been dealing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most of us have seen a flap tear in the peripheral retina. If it’s in the superior retina, it’s ...

Retinal tears and detachments are caused by eye injuries, are a risk with eye surgery, and can happen in the way mine happened which is called a posterior vitreous detachment.

Peripheral breaks include: Operculated breaks where a small piece of the retina is so firmly attached to the vitreous fibers that it is pulled right off, covering a small hole. Flap tears, where a ...

Beware of retinal tears during LASIK for myopia Retinal tears or holes may put refractive surgeons at risk for complications and poor post-LASIK quality of vision.

Fellowship-trained retinal surgeons serially examined all patients until the peripheral retinal status could be absolutely determined to either have or not have retinal breaks.

Retinal detachment occurs when the retina is pulled away from its normal location. The longer it is untreated, the higher the risk of poor vision.

We all know our vision usually diminishes as we get older, but for some, it can lead to an injury called a retinal tear.

Davis underwent a procedure to “repair a detached retina that he suffered during the season,” Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

Abstract Purpose To compare the diagnostic accuracy of noncontact slitlamp examination with indirect ophthalmoscopy and scleral depression, in the identification of retinal tears.

Because retinal tears can be extremely difficult to see, high-tech equipment and a thorough peripheral retinal examination are required to detect them, he adds.

Recently I noticed I had new, darker floaters, and occasionally I was seeing a flash of neon in my peripheral vision.