We read with interest the article by Natkunarajah et al. 1 We agree that indirect ophthalmoscopy with indentation remains the gold standard for the detection of retinal breaks. It is not clear if the ...

December 9, 2009 — Patients with acute onset of floaters and/or flashes caused by suspected posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), or patients with known PVD and a change in symptoms, should be ...

PADUA, Italy — Partial two-port vitrectomy with external slit lamp illumination is a safer, less invasive technique that decreases the rate of surgery-induced complications, according to a study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ---The typical presentation of a detached retina is a tear in a horseshoe pattern. Patients should be made aware ...

The slit lamp is an instrument used to examine the health of the front portion of the eye. It is called a slit lamp because it uses a slit beam of light to help visualize the ocular structures in a ...

Retinal tear treatment options include laser therapy, which is known as photocoagulation, and freezing therapy, known as cryopexy, to seal the injury. Both are safe and effective options. The retina, ...

The need to estimate the demand for DR services is a critical step in the development of clinical guidelines. Worldwide, the global burden of diabetes is estimated at 346 million people. [8] This is ...

The vitreous body is a round body of gel-like substance which fills the posterior chamber of the eye and aids in keeping the eyeball round. Within the gel are numerous fine strands which run to the ...

Further, 10 - 15 per cent of symptomatic PVD will have a retinal tear, which increases to 70 per cent if associated with vitreous haemorrhage. Myopia RDs are the most common between the ages of 25 and ...