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Retinal detachment (prognosis (depends on duration of retinal detachment…
Retinal detachment
prognosis
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non-rheg - foveal detachment will usually result in a degree of permanent impairment of visual acuity
aetiology
rhegmatogenous
tear/hole in neurosensory retina, which allows fluid from vitreous humour to pass through to the subretinal space.
nonrhegmatogenous
tractional, when retina is pulled off by membranes growing across its surface
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exudative, caused by breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier allowing fluid to accumulate in the subretinal space
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treatment
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nonrhegmatogenous
depends on cause, may spontaneously reattach
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