Retinal Break – All That You Want To Know - Arohi Eye Hospital

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Retinal Break All That You Want To Know
Arohi Eye Hospital

• The retina, the light-sensitive tissue present at
  the back of our eyes, begins to weaken and thin
  as we age. Due to this, in the areas of
  thinning, the retina may ultimately break up at
  various points, creating tiny holes or tears.
  Generally, retinal breaks do not cause vision
  problems, at least not instantly to be noticed.
  It may begin as floaters or light flashes in the
  eyes. Thus, you must look out for such symptoms
  of floaters or flashes and get in touch with
  the best retina specialist in Mumbai, one like
  Arohi Eye Hospital, to identify whether these
  symptoms are a sign of retinal tears. If so, you
  will need immediate attention.

But, if you dont take appropriate steps even on
experiencing floaters or light flashes, your
condition may get severe, tearing the retina
apart and pulling it away to let into the eye
fluid through the tears. If too much fluid gets
in, it will eventually separate of detach the
retina from the rest of the eye the condition
being known as retinal detachment. Such a severe
condition can lead to decrease in vision and if
left untreated, may also cause total blindness.
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Getting a treatment When you approach a retina
specialist you will be diagnosed, and an
appropriate treatment will be suggested,
depending upon your particular condition. The
two most common treatments include laser
treatment and freezing treatment. The main
purpose of both these treatments is to seal the
retinal holes the only difference being that
laser treatment will require a laser to do so,
while freezing treatment requiring a special
instrument to freeze the holes/tears. Let us
learn about both these procedures in
detail. Laser treatment The scientific term of
retinal hole/tear laser treatment is Laser
Photocoagulation. In this treatment, your pupils
will first be dilated by inserting drops into
your eyes. Then, anesthetic drops will be
inserted to numb your eyes. A high focused beam
of laser light will then be focused onto your
retina to seal the tissue around the hole/tear.
As the procedure itself proves, it is a very
quick and painless procedure. Also, there is no
requirement of hospital stay. You may return
back home as soon as the procedure is complete
but, you need to understand that your vision will
stay blurred for a few hours before coming back
to normal. Freezing treatment The scientific
term of the freezing procedure is cryopexy, which
involves the utilization of an instrument called
a cryoprobe, which is used to freeze the tissue
around the retinal hole/tear, thus securing it
to the inside of the eyeball. This procedure too
requires local anesthesia. This treatment too is
quick and painless, but it will have your eyes
to stay red for a few days, to normalize which,
you will need to instill the prescribed eye
drops. Both the above procedures are safe and
proven to be successful too. Thus, there seems
to be almost no risk associated with a
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retinal hole/tear treatment. There may be rare
cases of slight pain or eye irritation, but it
may recede quickly, bringing your eyes back to
normal. In any way, there is no eye infection
reported yet from any of the procedures so,
rest assured that your eyes will be absolutely
safe. But, it is yet always recommended that you
book a follow-up consultation with your surgeon
at least after 10-15 days of your treatment to
check for any rare consequences. For more
information, visit http//www.arohieye.in/