Cataracts, dry eyes, glaucoma and other eye problems become more common with age. But these can be treated — and sometimes ...

Pars plana vitrectomy also represents the most technically demanding form of surgery of the three choices described in this update. Photograph of a full-thickness horseshoe retinal tear.

high myopia (>−6D), contralateral eye to a giant retinal tear. Prophylactic treatment (photocoagulation or scleral buckling) was performed in the presence of retinal tears and lattice degenerations.

Within a week of starting treatment, the vision had dropped significantly and a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with a giant retinal tear was noted. The patient underwent vitreoretinal surgery with ...

Laser therapy or surgery is generally not recommended. But see an eye doctor as soon as possible if you have symptoms: In some cases, PVD can lead to a retinal tear or detachment, which requires ...

When even the most highly trained surgeons perform procedures on the retina—one of the smallest ... have collaborated to create a new robotic surgery device that aims to give surgeons ...

ORLANDO — Pressurized goggles can help lower IOP in patients with normal-tension glaucoma, according to a speaker at Telling It Like It Is.