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Why is retinal detachment problematic?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Retinal detachment<\/strong> is a rare and very serious disease of the eye. In ophthalmology, this retinal disease is particularly important because untreated retinal detachment can lead to blindness.<\/strong> The inner part of the retina is detached from its supply layer, the retinal pigment epithelium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retinal detachment is an ophthalmological emergency!<\/strong> The first signs of retinal detachment are visual disturbances and the perception of flashes of light. Likewise, visual acuity decreases considerably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retina and choroid: what you need to know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The retina (neuroretina) lies like a kind of skin layer around the vitreous body of the eye and almost completely envelops it. Eye disease such as retinal detachment can lead to painful shrinkage of the eyeball and subsequent blindness. However, this only happens if it is not treated correctly or not at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choroid is vascular and provides the retina with nutrients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are the causes of retinal detachment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Retinal detachment (ablatio retinae and amotio retinae) is caused by the detachment of the two layers from each other. This can have many causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the case of tear-induced retinal detachment, the fluid of the eyeball penetrates between the two layers of the retina via a small tear. This does not necessarily have to lead to a detachment and, as a result, to death. Often, this process can also remain completely symptomless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In tractive retinal detachment, also called complicated retinal detachment, the upper retinal layer is formally removed by a type of connective tissue in the form of strands inside the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exudative (fluid-related) retinal detachment is a form of disease in which fluid from the vessels of the choroid passes between the two layers of the retina. This liquid allows the two layers to separate from each other. This form usually occurs due to inflammation of the choroid or tumors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very often, a disease of the vitreous body on the retina is the bearer of debt. Inflammation can affect the retina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rhegmatogenic retinal detachment – cracks in the retina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Finally, there is the possibility of combining a traction-related rhegmatogenic retinal detachment (retinal tear). In this form, a tear in the retina due to a shrinking vitreous body (vitreous detachment) and the pulling of connective tissue strands inside the eye lead to the detachment of the retina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n

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What happens in retinal detachment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The retina consists of two superimposed layers that are around 0.1 to 0.5 millimetres thick. One of the layers is called the stratum nervosum and contains the nerve cells. The second layer lies underneath and is called stratum pigmentosum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a wafer-thin liquid-filled gap between the two layers. The negative pressure in this gap holds the two layers of the retina together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For various reasons, these two layers may nevertheless become detached from each other. This process is called retinal detachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of this detachment of the retina, the sensory cells die and cause the aforementioned symptoms, until they go blind. If this detachment also affects the macula (point of sharpest vision)<\/strong>, the visual acuity decreases greatly. Read more about the eye<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What are the symptoms of retinal detachment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following symptoms can be observed with retinal detachment:<\/p>\n\n\n

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