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From the Archives: The Whole Truth and Nothing But… by Brain Doc Medical Doctor

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First Published May 1, 20086 He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all thi ...

C-O-M-C-A-S-T by Melting Mama Patient Expert

Dear COM CAST contracted employee, I am sorry that I answered the door and perhaps frightened you. You might not recall, but y ...

Pars Plana Vitrectomy by David K. Patient Expert

That's the name of this procedure. The jelly in the back chamber of the eye is called the vitreous, and in some circumstances, ...

ELLEX 2RT RETINA REGENERATION THERAPY: A FIRST REPORT by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional

Just prior to this year’s AAO meeting, I learned about a new potential laser treatment for retinal diseases. In looking fu ...

Retina 2007 Subspecialty Meeting Presentations – Day Two by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional

Again, using briefs supplied by Ophthalmology Times and Ocular Surgery News, here are the highlights from the second day of the ...

Black holes and other conundrums by Maddy M. Patient Expert

I worry about dying brain cells. I am no longer able to remember how to spell 'Tchaikovsky' but find that 'Schizophrenia' is a ...

An eye tooth gives the gift of sight. by Saundra G. Patient Expert

Tooth bone and ligament have a better chance of living around the eye than a lot of other materials.At the Bascom Palmer Eye Ins ...

The Retina Blog by David K. Patient Expert

I've got a new blog, over at The Retina Blog. It contains "clinical pearls for retina specialists, fellows, residents and ...

Retina Checkups by Kathleen Patient Expert

She's actually the second or third diabetic I've heard of lately going through this, and frankly it's nuts.I go to a really good ...

Holes by Debby Patient Expert

I set a number of mosquito traps in cemeteries. As odd as this sounds, it's actually pretty sensible. Every community has one, a ...

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Retinal detachment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The bands push the wall of the eye inward against the retinal hole, closing the hole and allowing the retina to re-attach. ...

Surgical management of traumatic macular hole-related retinal ...
CONCLUSIONS: Vitrectomy combined with gas tamponade appears to give an effective anatomic re-attachment rate for traumatic macular hole-related retinal ...

Macular hole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A macular hole is a small break in the macula, located in the center of the eye's light-sensitive tissue called the retina. ...

Visual and surgical outcomes of retinal detachment following ...
The average duration between macular hole repair and presentation of RD was 5.5 weeks. The inferior retina was involved more frequently than the superior ...

Macular Hole Treatment
Jun 30, 2009 ... A hole in the macula (a tissue located in the center of the retina) is called a macular hole. This condition leads to blurred vision or ...

[Retinal ICG-accumulation after ILM-staining during macular hole ...
In order to evaluate the possible retinal accumulation of ICG after ILM staining during macular hole surgery and to examine the potential changes in optic ...

Retina Detachment: Health Topics: University of Iowa Health Care
Areas where the vitreous gel strongly adheres to the retina are pulled from the rest of the retina, which may make a hole or tear. ...

Distribution of iatrogenic retinal breaks in macular hole surgery.
Two patients (1.1%) of 181 had postoperative retinal detachments. CONCLUSIONS: Patients undergoing vitreous surgery for macular hole have a similar ...

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Floaters

Diagnosis Floaters are usually harmless and do not affect sight. However, it's important to go for regular sight tests and tell your optom ... » Read on

Causes The back of the eye is filled with a jelly like substance called the vitreous humour. As the vitreous humour gets older, strands ... » Read on

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Retinal detachment

Treatment Retinal holes or tears can be treated with either lasers or cryotherapy (freezing treatment). These treatments only require a lo ... » Read on

Causes Many retinal detachments happen as a result of a tear or hole developing in the retina. This often occurs when the retina become ... » Read on

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Retinal Detachment- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
Once a retinal tear is present, watery fluid from the vitreous space may pass through the hole and flow between the retina and the back wall of the eye. ...

Retinal detachment repair
A gas bubble is injected into the eye, and the patient is positioned so it floats up against the hole in the retina and pushes it back into place. ...

Retinal detachment repair
If a hole forms in the retina, the retina will deflate away from the wall of the eye, forming a retinal detachment. Holes in the retina occur for many ...

Retinal detachment
Retinal detachments are often associated with a tear or hole in the retina through which the internal fluids of the eye may leak. This causes separation of ...

Retinitis Pigmentosa- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
If the retina is detached (a condition often caused when a hole in the retina allows fluid to seep into the eye and create a pocket), surgery is usually the ...

HealthCentral Search Results
The detachment is usually preceded by a hole or tear in the retina. The repair of a detached retina in the eye. The retina is a thin sheet of light-sensitiv ...

Detached Retina
Although there are several types of retinal detachment, the most common one starts when a tear or hole develops in the retina, and some of the gel-like ...

HealthCentral Search Results
Surgery is the only treatment for either a retinal tear or a retinal hole. Retinal detachment is painless, but visual symptoms almost always appear before ...

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For An Uncommon Candidate
... I fear for the economy, freedom and minority rights, and because six more years of seeing his hoardings might wear a permanent hole in my retina. ...

Andre Ward plans to power through Mikkel Kessler
In venturing from Denmark to Oakland, Kessler's coming to meet Ward, who was warmly greeted by members of the Black Hole at Sunday's Oakland Raiders game ...

Molinari continues stellar form
Karlsson failed to qualify for the Dubai World Championship after a season disrupted by a blister behind a retina. He was out of the game for almost three ...