The Minnesota Vikings’ head coach, Mike Zimmer, recently underwent several procedures for treatment of a retinal tear and retinal detachment. What can we learn from him?

Here’s an updated review of retinal detachments: signs and symptoms of retinal detachment, when to call your doctor and the timing of surgery, if needed.

There are several ways to repair retinal detachments including vitrectomy and scleral buckle. When do I combine the procedures? Here are the advantages and disadvantages.

Intraocular gas is often used to fix some retinal problems, but keeping your head face-down is near impossible. Air may be a great solution.

Here’s a question about retinal detachment repair: Scleral Buckle vs Vitrectomy? Here’s my feeling about this comment and which may be better.

This is the last in a short series of fixing a retinal detachment. Using both procedures, success rate must be leveraged against complications.

When do I use vitrectomy for retinal detachment? This is a series on methods to repair retinal detachments.

Part 2 of a series on repairing a retinal detachment. Using gas, freezing or laser and head positioning, a retinal detachment can be fixed in the office!

Here’s the beginning of a short series on repairing a retinal detachment. The scleral buckle is the oldest, has some complications, but may be the best method.

Anisometropia can be a result of induced (created) myopia from a scleral buckle and/or cataract. If this is the case, it is usually correctable.