What is Retinal detachment?
What is Retinal detachment?
- Retinal detachment: Partial or total detachment of retina from the back of the eye.
- Retinal detachment: Separation of the inner layers of the retina (neural retina) from the pigment epithelium. Retinal detachment occurs more commonly in men than in women, in eyes with degenerative myopia, in aging and in aphakia. It may occur after an uncomplicated cataract extraction, but it is seen more often if vitreous humor has been lost during surgery. (Dorland, 27th ed; Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p310-12).
Source - Diseases Database
- Retinal detachment: visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Retinal detachment: Introduction
Types of Retinal detachment:
Types of Retinal detachment:
- Partial retinal detachment
- Total retinal detachment
- Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment - detachment due to a retinal tear
- Tractional retinal detachment - detachment due to the retina being pulled away
- Exudative retinal detachment - detachment due to fluid under the retina without any retinal tear
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Broader types of Retinal detachment:
How serious is Retinal detachment?
Complications of Retinal detachment:
see complications of Retinal detachment
What causes Retinal detachment?
Causes of Retinal detachment: see causes of Retinal detachment
Risk factors for Retinal detachment:
see
risk factors for Retinal detachment
What are the symptoms of Retinal detachment?
Symptoms of Retinal detachment:
see symptoms of Retinal detachment
Complications of Retinal detachment:
see complications of Retinal detachment
Retinal detachment: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Retinal detachment.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Retinal detachment.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Retinal detachment:
see treatments for Retinal detachment
Research for Retinal detachment:
see research for Retinal detachment
Society issues for Retinal detachment
Hospitalization statistics for Retinal detachment:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Retinal detachment:
- 0.09% (11,478) of hospital consultant episodes were for retinal detachments and breaks in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 99% of hospital consultant episodes for retinal detachments and breaks required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 60% of hospital consultant episodes for retinal detachments and breaks were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 40% of hospital consultant episodes for retinal detachments and breaks were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 34% of hospital consultant episodes for retinal detachments and breaks required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for retinal detachments and breaks in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for retinal detachments and breaks in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Retinal detachment:
Organs and body systems related to Retinal detachment include:
Name and Aliases of Retinal detachment
Main name of condition: Retinal detachment
Other names or spellings for Retinal detachment:
Detached retina
Retinal detachment, Detachment of the retina, Detachment of the retina, Detached retina
Source - WordNet 2.1
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