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RETINAL DETACHMENT

Retinal detachment is a condition whereby the Retinal separates from the underlying tissues.

Several conditions and factors ranging from trauma, inflammation and age related degenerative conditions can result in Retinal detachment.

Signs and symptoms includes floaters, seeing dark shadows, reduced vision, blurry vision.

It can be diagnosed by the use of dilated funduscopy and other Imaging techniques.

Treatment involves reattachment surgeries like retinopexy, sclera buckling.

Prognosis depends largely on how fast treatment is carried out.

RETINAL CRYOPEXY

This is also called retinal cryotherapy. It is a procedure that uses freezing to seal off a retinal tear or leaking blood vessel.

This is mainly used in the treatment of retinal tear, retinal detachment and most times diabetic retinopathy.

The doctor first numbs the eye using a local anesthesia, then he places a probe that releases cold to the spot where he wants to seal off. Afterwards he releases high intensity cold to the spot for over thirty minutes.

The procedure is very safe and non invasive.