What is Retinal Detachment?
Retinal detachment is an eye problem that happens when your retina (a light-sensitive layer of tissue in the back of your eye) is pulled away from its normal position at the back of your eye. A detached retina is a serious problem. Dr. Nilesh Giri needs to check it out right away, or you could lose sight in that eye.
Symptoms of Retinal Detachment
Dr. Nilesh Giri can determine retinal detachment through some retinal and pupil response tests, ranging from simple visual acuity testing to an ultrasound of the eye. For the patient, the gray curtain mentioned above occurs after retinal detachment has already begun. Before this happens, some signs and symptoms can alert one to the possible onset of retinal detachment, including:
- Increase in the number and size of eye floaters
- Floaters with flashes
- Shadow(s) in peripheral vision
- The appearance of a grey curtain over part of your vision
- A sudden decrease in vision
What causes retinal detachment?
There are many causes of retinal detachment, but the most common causes are aging or an eye injury. There are 3 types of retinal detachment: rhegmatogenous, tractional, and exudative. Each type happens because of a different problem that causes your retina to move away from the back of your eye.
How will Dr. Nilesh Giri check for retinal detachment?
If you see any warning signs of a retinal detachment, Dr. Nilesh Giri can check your eyes with a dilated eye exam. He will give you some eye drops to dilate (widen) your pupil and then look at your retina at the back of your eye. This exam is usually painless. Dr. Nilesh Giri may press on your eyelids to check for retinal tears, which may be uncomfortable for some people. If Dr. Nilesh Giri still needs more information after a dilated eye exam, you may get an ultrasound or an optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan of your eye. Both of these tests are painless and can help your eye doctor see the exact position of your retina.
Treatment for Retinal Detachment by Dr. Nilesh Giri in Pune
Surgery has proven a highly successful treatment for retinal detachment, provided the condition has been detected early enough. To ensure that treatment can be effective, anyone experiencing the symptoms above should be given medical attention within 24 hours.
Typical surgical procedures include:
- Laser surgery: Repairs tears in the retina that are the underlying cause of separation
- Cryopexy: Applies intense cold to the underlying tissue, causing a scar to develop that holds the retina in place
- Pneumatic retinopexy: a tiny gas bubble is placed in the eye that floats the retina back into place; usually accompanied by laser surgery to ensure the retina stays in the correct position permanently.
- Scleral buckle: suturing a silicone “buckle” to the eye that indents the wall of the eye into a position that allows the retina to reattach.
How To Reach Us?
Dr. Nilesh Giri is a trusted Eye Specialist in PCMC, Pune. At Devgiri Memorial Hospital you will get all the necessary medical treatment. Our advanced approach for our patient treatments make us unique.
The appointment process at Devgiri Memorial Hospital PCMC Pune is very simple. You can directly call on 09657002695. Also with the help of the “Book an Appointment” Form you can book your appointment by just filling in the basic information. We will contact you via email or phone call to confirm your appointment.
