If the patient reports flashes, field defects and floaters refer to an ophthalmologist urgently. Retinal detachment is an emergency.
The aim is to treat before the macula detaches. Surgery involves cryobuckle surgery or pars plana vitrectomy
Macula off
Source: Adapted from an image uploaded to retinagallery.com by Steven Cohen
Source: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.