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Photo of actual retinal tear with detachment.
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Did you know that a nearsighted(myopic) eye is
longer than the average eye?
The higher the prescription is, the longer
the eye tends to be.
This means that the
retina has to stretch thinner to cover the inside of a nearsighted eye than it
does for an average eye.
A thinner
retina is at higher risk for a retinal tear, hole or detachment.
A retinal tear or hole allows fluid to leak
under the retina which can then cause the retina to pull away, or detach, from
the back wall of the eye.
Retinal
detachments can cause permanent vision loss if not treated immediately.
Some sign/symptoms of retinal detachment
include: flashes of light, an increase in number of new floaters, a curtain or
shadow coming over your vision, and/or sudden loss or change in peripheral
vision.
However, sometimes retinal
detachments do not have any symptoms at all.
So have you eye checked regularly to ensure that your retinas are
healthy and intact! - Dr. Zollman
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Diagram of a retinal tear (1) with an associated retinal
detachment (2)
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