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Retina - a thin inner membrane of the eyeball, which is located between the vitreous body and the choroid and is responsible for the perception of visual information. The are no sensory nerve endings in the retina, so retinal diseases occur painlessly.
Normally, the retina and the choroid are tightly adjoined. Retinal detachment - a pathological condition in which the retina and choroid are separated. If a patient with retinal detachment is not provided with qualified medical care urgently, it may cause irreversible loss of vision.
Causes and types of retinal detachment
In most cases, retinal detachment is observed at high myopia, but occurs in other pathologies. Contributing factors may also be trauma and penetrating eye injuries, inflammatory diseases, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, hematomas and eye tumors, severe structural changes of the vitreous body (mooring lines), hyperextension of the eyeball, ischemia, etc.
Retinal detachment can be primary and secondary. If retinal detachment takes precedence of its break, accompanied by flowing liquid under it, such pathology is called primary retinal detachment. In secondary retinal detachment breaks may be missing.
Depending on the cause of retinal detachment, are distinguished:
· Traumatic retinal detachment, which occurs as a consequence of eye trauma;
· Rhegmatogenous (from rhegma - break) retinal detachment that occurs due to rupture of the retina;
· Tractional retinal detachment related to the tension in the retina of patients with changes in the vitreous body;
· Exudative retinal detachment as a result of tumors or inflammatory diseases of the eye.
Symptoms
Retinal detachment is an absolutely painless process. The detachment can be suspected at the sudden loss of vision, accompanied by the appearance of "veil", floating points, "lightnings" or "sparks" before the eyes, especially if these symptoms occur after a fall or heavy liftings. At the beginning of retinal detachment can also indicate deformation of the outlines of objects when looking at them, resticted lateral view.
Diagnostics
If you have the aforementioned symptoms you should immediately see a doctor. The delay of diagnosis may result in irreversible loss of vision. If you suspect a retinal detachment the comprehensive examination is carried out, it includes:
· Eidoptometry;
· Ophthalmoscopy (ocular fundus examination);
· Perimetry (field of vision examination);
· Ultrasound scan;
· Biomicroscopy.
Treatment of retinal detachment
Retinal detachment is treated only by surgery, and requires immediate attention. The goal of treatment is to limit the rupture zone and prevention of further progression of retina detachment. Extrascleral interference (sealing and scleral buckling in the rupture zone of the retina) is applied and endovitreal intervention (vitrectomy with subretinal fluid aspiration and subsequent tamponade of the torn area).
Also in case of retinal detachment is used laser treatment (preventive and restrictive laser coagulation of the retina).
The benefits of treatment to the Moscow Eye Clinic
The success of treatment of retinal detachment depends on correct diagnosis and completeness of the provided skilled care. In our clinic, diagnostic testing is performed using the most modern equipment of the leading foreign manufacturers. The examination on the equipment of this class can confidently diagnose any eye pathology at the stage of minimal sight changes and eliminates the possibility of diagnostic error.
For patients with retinal detachment the most possible early treatment is very important. Moscow Eye Clinic is open seven days a week, from 9am to 9pm without days-off, which ensures the provision of high quality care any day of the week, including weekends and holidays.
The surgery of retinal detachment is a high-tech microsurgical treatment of the eye area, which requires a doctor's highest professionalism and filigreed technology implementation, because the preservation of the patient's good vision is at stake. Our specialists have extensive experience in the treatment of retinal detachment. The clinic is staffed by professionals who have the highest respect, both among patients and colleagues ophthalmologists. Professor Fomenko Natalia Ivanovna for 26 years has successfully performed more than 12,000 operations of different levels of complexity. Admission of patients with pathology of the retina is also managed vitreoretinal surgeon Doctor of Science Ilyuhin Oleg Evgenievich and the higher category doctor Estrin Leonid Grigorievitch (work experience - 30 years).
The choice of tactics of retinal detachment treatment is made individually, taking into account the specific features of a certain patient. Surgical treatment is performed usually on an outpatient basis in "one day."
Cost of treatment
The cost of retinal detachment treatment in Moscow Eye Clinic depends on the amount of interventions required (laser photocoagulation, vitrectomy, etc.). You can clarify the value of a procedure by calling 8 (800) 777-38 81 and (499) 322-36-36, or online using the appropriate form on our site, you can also read the section "Prices".
