A retinal tear can quickly progress to a retinal detachment, which can cause permanent vision loss. This article discusses retinal tears. It examines the symptoms, causes, and complications that ...

Conditions that can cause retinal damage include diabetic retinopathy, retinal tears, retinal detachment, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and vein occlusion. All can threaten your sight if ignored.

Occasionally, traction may cause both traction and rhegmatogenous ... The two most important factors in the development of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment are retinal breaks and vitreous traction.

At the Envision Summit 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nita Valikodath, MD, MS, gave insight into a challenging case of a ...