Retina Surgery Tips

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Retina Surgery Tips

• Your Vision Is Taken Care Of By Retina Surgeons

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Synopsis

1. High Success Retina Surgery
2. What Retina Surgeons Do and When to See One
3. Dry Macular Degeneration What It Is and What You
   Should Know

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High Success Retina Surgery

• The retina is the inner lining of our eyeballs,
  which are filled with a clear gel. When this
  lining detaches or tears, it immediately causes
  blatant visual distortions. If any of the
  following symptoms occur, an individual should
  immediately seek medical attention, because rapid
  treatment increases the potential for a 100
  percent recover from surgery.
• Photopsia
• flashes of light appearing around the exterior of
  the field of vision.
• Floaters
• a sudden increase is a trigger, but it is
  perfectly normal in consistent low appearances.
• Blurred Vision
• specifically in a ring shape consisting of hair
  like strokes around the center of the field of
  vision.

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High Success Retina Surgery

• Retina Surgery is always necessary in a full
  tear, where the inner gel of the eye is able to
  leak into the exterior walls of the eyeball and
  great an uneven gap. The three methods of surgery
  are scleral buckle, pneumatic retinopexy or a
  vitrectomy.
• A scleral buckle uses silicon bands to apply
  pressure to the location of the tear, closing the
  gap between the retina and exterior to allow no
  further leakage.
• Pneumatic retinopexy is least common, and
  utilizes the pressure of our inner eye to suck
  back the liquid that has leaked out by injecting
  a tiny bubble into the eye and positioning the
  patients head so that it sits directly where the
  tear is. Once all liquid runs back into the
  eyeball, it will remain unless the tear is
  increased further.
• A vitrectomy actually drains all the natural
  fluid from the eye to be replaced with a fluid
  that is less likely to leak or gas. This method
  is also effective for quickly fixing retina
  detachments.

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What Retina Surgeons Do and When to See One

• How Retina Surgeons are trained
• Retina surgeons are highly trained professionals
  who specialize in analyzing and treating retina
  conditions. According to the American Society of
  Retina Specialists (ASRA), a retina specialist
  will have
• Four years of medical school
• One year of an internship
• Three years of ophthalmology residency
• One to two years of a Retina-Vitreous fellowship

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What Retina Surgeons Do and When to See One

• Retinal surgery is not only a mastership of the
  retina, but also the vitreous body of the eye and
  this is considered a subspecialty of
  ophthalmology. A retinal surgeon must be an
  expert of not only the general branch of
  ophthalmology, but also in vitreoretinal
  medicine.
• What Retinal Surgeons Do
• Retinal specialists work in both clinics and
  hospitals and on adults and children. A retinal
  surgeon is highly trained in the equipment and
  technology used in their field in order to treat
  multiple types of retina conditions. Equipment
  used ranges from lasers to microscopes and other
  tools designed for usage in the small space of an
  eye cavity.
• When to See a Retinal Surgeon
• Patients who have issues with their retinas
  should be advised by their ophthalmologist to
  seek a retina specialist. A retinal surgeon and
  specialist can help treat conditions and diseases
  such as age-related macular degeneration, macular
  hole/pucker, retinal detachment, diabetic
  retinopathy, and many other retina related
  issues. A specialist can also recommend a clinic
  trial, if appropriate, for a patient. Clinical
  trials allow for major medical advances in the
  field of retina health. Clinical trials are
  available for the most common retinal diseases.

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Dry Macular Degeneration What It Is and What You
Should Know

• What is Dry Macular Degeneration?
• According to the Mayo Clinic, dry macular
  degeneration is a common eye condition, typically
  experienced by people 65 and older. Although the
  condition can begin in one eye and eventually
  affect the other causing blurred vision,
  blindness is not always a side effect.
• The American Macular Degeneration Foundation
  classifies macular degeneration into two types -
  dry and wet. Dry macular degeneration is more
  common than wet, consisting of about 85-90
  percent of all macular degeneration cases. People
  with this type of condition experience limited or
  blurred central and night vision, as well as
  trouble reading and seeing in poorly illuminated
  conditions.
• What Causes Dry Macular Degeneration?
• Dry macular degeneration is caused by the
  formation of drusen, which are small yellow
  deposits, under the macula. The macula is an oval
  shaped, pigmented area near the center of the
  retina, necessary for providing clear vision.
  Drusen, though typically not harmful, can
  increase macular degeneration by thinning and
  drying out the macula, causing it to slowly lose
  its functionality.

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Dry Macular Degeneration What It Is and What You
Should Know

• How To Help Prevent Dry Macular Degeneration?
• Dry macular degeneration may progress into more
  severe forms, such as wet macular degeneration.
  You can help prevent dry macular degeneration by
  regularly scheduling eye examinations with your
  ophthalmologist, in which your doctor will dilate
  your pupils and use a specialized magnifying lens
  to examine any obscurities in your retina. Of
  course, you can also lower your risks of dry
  macular degeneration by maintaining a healthy
  weight and exercise regime. Eating fruits and
  vegetables high in antioxidants, as well as
  eating fish with Omega-3 fatty acids can also
  help prevent macular degeneration.

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