Retinal Ablation Is
The aging process is one of the causes of retinal ablation is most often the case. Most cases of ablation retina occur in people aged 60 to 70 years. However, it does not cover the possibility of ablation retina can occur in young adults or children. Usually the main cause of ablation retina in younger age groups is the existence of a history of trauma to the eye.
Retinal ablation is usually only occurs in one eye. If not handled properly, the retinal ablation sufferers can be at risk of experiencing permanent blindness.
Symptoms Of Retinal Ablation
Regardless of the retina from the lining behind it will not cause pain. Often, retinal retinal detachment occurs suddenly. But there are also some early signs that indicate that you may have retinal detachments, including:
- Appear floaters in the eyes abruptly. Floaters are black spots that seem to hover in someone's field of vision.
- Effect of cobwebs due to the number of floaters.
- Blurred vision or impaired.
- There is a flash of light in an eye that only appears no more than a second.
- Side vision of the eye slowly decreases.
- The vision is covered by shadows like a curtain.
See your doctor immediately if you feel the symptoms before the condition worsens and you lose sight.
Causes and Risk Factors of Retinal Ablation
Retinal tears themselves can occur due to several things below:
- Retina thinning and increasing fragile due to increasing age.
- Diabetes with complications in the eye.
- Eye injury.
- Reduced production of vitreous fluids, so the vitreous will contract. This vitreous shrinking will pull the retina from its base, causing tears.
- Have had previous retinal ablation.
- Have a family member with retinal detachment.
- Suffering from severe myopia (myopia) is severe.
- Have had eye surgery or severe eye injury.
- Have had other eye diseases or inflammation.
Regardless of the retina from the lining behind it will not cause pain. Often, retinal retinal detachment occurs suddenly. But there are also some early signs that indicate that you may have retinal detachments, including:
- Appear floaters in the eyes abruptly. Floaters are black spots that seem to hover in someone's field of vision.
- Effect of cobwebs due to the number of floaters.
- Blurred vision or impaired.
- There is a flash of light in an eye that only appears no more than a second.
- Side vision of the eye slowly decreases.
- The vision is covered by shadows like a curtain.
See your doctor immediately if you feel the symptoms before the condition worsens and you lose sight.
Causes and Risk Factors of Retinal Ablation
Retinal detachment is often due to small tears in the retina, so that the vitreous liquid (the liquid in the center of the eyeball) will penetrate in the gap between the retina and the lining behind it. This fluid will accumulate, causing the entire retinal lining to slip from its base. This condition is called retinal ablation.
Retinal tears themselves can occur due to several things below:
- Retina thinning and increasing fragile due to increasing age.
- Diabetes with complications in the eye.
- Eye injury.
- Reduced production of vitreous fluids, so the vitreous will contract. This vitreous shrinking will pull the retina from its base, causing tears.
Retinal detachment is common in people over 50 years of age. In addition to old age, several factors that cause a person's risk of getting bigger retinal detachment are:
- Have had previous retinal ablation.
- Have a family member with retinal detachment.
- Suffering from severe myopia (myopia) is severe.
- Have had eye surgery or severe eye injury.
- Have had other eye diseases or inflammation.
Diagnosis of Retinal Ablation
The diagnosis of retinal detachment is usually established by an ophthalmologist. If an ophthalmologist suspects a patient is subject to retinal detachment, there are several possible checks:
- Examination of the inside of the eye. This is done by using an ophthalmoscope or a slitlamp.
-Imaging test with ultrasound. This method is performed if the retina can not be clearly observed by examination using an ophthalmoscope or a slitlamp.
Treatment of Retinal Ablation
Surgical action will be required to treat the condition of the retinal detachment. Generally, patients with retinal detachments need only to undergo one surgery.
If the retina is torn or perforated but not yet removed, there are several types of laser therapy that can be done to handle it, namely:
- Holding (Co-optification). The eye specialist will freeze the tear in the retina, causing a scar that helps the retina stick to the eye wall.
- Laser surgery (fotocoagulation). The ophthalmologist will direct the laser beam to burn a little tissue around the tear in the retina, causing a scar that helps the retina stick to the eye wall.
If the patient's retina is released, the patient needs surgery to deal with it.Some types of surgery that can be done to handle the retina are released:
- Pneumatic retinopexy. The eye specialist will inject a small gas bubble that will push the retina back to its normal position. This type of surgery is selected if the part of the retina is released only slightly.
- Vitrectomy. In this type of surgery, the doctor will take the vitreous liquid in the eye, then replace it with a gas or silicone bubble.
- Scleral buckling. The ophthalmologist will sew a silicone rubber or a sponge on the outside of the white of the eye (sclera). This silicone rubber will bind and suppress the white of the eye so that the retina can be attached to the back wall of the eye.
Prevention of Retinal Ablation
You can reduce the risk of retinal ablation by the following:
- Use eye protection during exercise or other risky activities.
- Examine the eye once every year on a regular basis.
- the eye's perspective.
- Control your blood sugar levels and blood pressure to keep your blood vessels in your retina healthy.
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