ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Take a second to look at your vision. Do you have floaters? Doctors say that's perfectly normal. But recently I noticed I had new, dark floaters, and was seeing flashes in my ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] Often when my brothers or I made mistakes as ...

Retinal detachment happens when an injury causes the retina to peel away from the wall of the eye. It can happen quickly, or a small tear can continue to progress over time until the retina detaches. ...

When Minnesota Vikings Coach Mike Zimmer was recently sidelined with a retinal detachment, the sports world was suddenly abuzz with eye news. Zimmer had surgery to remedy his condition and had to sit ...

There may be areas where the vitreous is very strongly attached to the retina, usually in the peripheral retina. If the vitreous pulls away from the retina in an area where the retina is weak, the ...

Dilated fundus exams have been the gold standard for detecting retinal tears in patients with acute posterior vitreous detachment (aPVD), but alternative techniques such as fundus photography and ...

Savannah Guthrie's vision is improving but still blurry after a series of laser treatments to repair a torn retina she suffered late last month. The TODAY anchor gave an update on her condition Monday ...

Retinal detachment may sound rare, but it is a real risk, especially if you are over 40, highly myopic (short-sighted) or have a family history of eye problems. Once it happens, time is your most ...

Seven different postoperative complications occurred two to four times more often in patients who had a history of intravitreal drug injections as compared with those who did not. Among complications ...

Lattice degeneration of the retina occurs when your retina gets thinner over time. About 10% of people experience this condition within their lifetime. It does not directly cause vision issues, but ...