An emergency eye condition that threatens vision — fast diagnosis protects your sight
The retina works like camera film,
a vital structure that receives light and relays visual information to the brain.
When the inner sensory layer and outer pigment epithelium separate (retinal detachment),
or a hole forms in the retina (retinal break), visual disturbance and vision loss appear.
If detachment reaches the macula, vision damage can become severe,
so fast diagnosis and treatment are important.
Even one of these signs warrants
urgent precision screening.
Floaters
Dust- or fly-like spots drift in your view
and suddenly increase in number.
Flashes
Flickering light afterimages recur at the
edge of vision even in the dark.
Field loss
A dark curtain seems to cover
part of your vision.
The most common type — caused by a ‘hole’ in the retina
Scar tissue ‘pulls’ the retina away
Inflammation lets ‘fluid’ build up under the retina
