The scarring that results will seal the retina to the underlying tissue, helping to prevent a retinal detachment. Freezing treatment (cryopexy): Your healthcare provider will use a special ...

The patient developed a serous retinal detachment in the left eye which resolved spontaneously. Long-term follow-up of the patient revealed development of a macular chorioretinal scar in the affected ...

Wet AMD occurs when there is an abnormal growth of new blood vessels under the retina. When the excessive vessels begin to ...

Upon retinal scarring, it can result in retinal detachment with loss of these organised layers and visual impairment. Application of a bio-functional thermogel prevents this detachment and ...

Stage 1 A line of demarcation between the normal retina nearer the optic nerve and the non-vascularized retina peripherally. Stage 2 A ridge of scar tissue that arises in the region of the ...

A common complication of retinal detachment surgery or certain ocular injuries is proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), a form of scarring that can lead to vision loss and even blindness. A team at ...

At her last follow-up, 3 years from her presentation, her right eye examination was within normal limits, and left eye showed thick vitreous bands with a posterior vitreous detachment, and left ...

Cryotherapy (freezing treatment) or laser repair may be done for small retinal tears or retinal holes. If you have scarring from diabetic retinopathy, treatment includes using lasers to deal with new ...

It causes abnormal blood vessels to grow in the retina, and can lead to blindness. Retinopathy (ret-in-AH-puh-thee) of prematurity makes blood vessels grow abnormally in the eye that can leak or bleed ...

Investigations aimed at understanding the molecular signals involved in retinal and RPE wound repair and scarring. The prototypical disease in this category is proliferative vitreoretinopathy and our ...

Posterior segment evaluation by direct undilated ophthalmoscopy revealed a chorioretinal scar in the right macular area, while no abnormalities were noted in the left eye (Figure 1). Non-mydriatic ...