Unit 6: Differential Diagnosis of Blurred Vision
Retinal detachment
Risk Factors
- Myopia
- Retinal detachment in the fellow eye
- Trauma
Poorly controlled diabetics and those with some inflammatory eye problems can get tractional retinal detachment [see below] and serous retinal detachments [see below] respectively, but these are not common, and are not part of the syllabus.
Retinal detachment
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Tractional retinal detachment
Tractional retinal detachment occurs when retinal scar tissue contracts, pulling the retina off the underlying retinal pigment epithelium, without formation of a retinal tear.
Tractional retinal detachment
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Fibrovascular proliferation
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Serous retinal detachment
Serous retinal detachment occurs when exudative fluid collects between the neurosensory retina and retinal pigment epithelium, without formation of a retinal tear.
Serous retinal detachment from central serous retinopathy
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