Ever want to view retinal detachment surgery? My latest video shows both a scleral buckle and vitrectomy for a retinal detachment. Careful, it's graphic!
A tear in the retina may cause a vitreous hemorrhage. A retinal tear can be treated with laser, but when too much blood obscures the retina, what to do?
These are the 'Top Ten" facts that every patient with diabetes should know. For instance, every patient will develop the disease, but it doesn't mean they'll go blind!
Despite my best surgical efforts, many times the results of retinal surgery are less than expected. As I learned from my mentor, "sometimes the disease wins."
Giant retinal tears are a devastating type of retinal detachment. Surgical repair is very difficult and blindness often occurs. I have had success using a heavy liquid.
A patient loses vision in one eye and develops signs of a retinal detachment in the other. Having read this blog, he knew to email me. He saved his own eye!