Retina Heatlth

[retinahealth]

Hi,

I have floaters from last two years and i have seen eye MD several times with  detailed eye test. I saw retina specialist also. Nobody  see any problem.  My eye MD told be your retina is healthy.  Quetion is if my retina is healthy now and i do not have injury then can i have retina detachment at any time?

Can an eye MD after seeing retina tell that if there is a chance to detachment? or they can only see if it is detached?

Thanks a lot

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

Floaters are a normal part of aging. No one can tell if someone is going to have a retinal detachment. Some people are at increased risk: highly myopic, previous trauma, previous cataract surgery, those with holes, tears, extensive lattice, those with family history of retinal detachment.

For those not falling into these increased risk groups the risk of a RD is 1 in 5000 to 9,000.

If you have had a normal eye exam(s) by Eye MD ophthalmologists and you were not told you are at higher risk then your risk is LOW.

JCH MD

[AnnaE]

Some people need to be watched more if they are experiencing PVD, a normal aging process, and also have lattice, are highly myopic, or have any of the other risk factors that Dr. Hagan mentioned.

My daugther is high risk, yet a retinologist told her nothing about watching out for PVD.

Retinologists frequently do not tell you all you need to know. They often do not ask all the questions they need to ask.

Call the retinologist's office and ask if the retinologist noticed any factors you should be aware of. Tell the doctor of any factors among those above that you did not mention. With all this information in place, he can tell you what your chances are.

Ask him if you need to be watched more often.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

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