Retinal Detachment - Kontaktlinse Instituttet
Retinal Detachment - Kontaktlinse Instituttet
Retinal Detachment - Kontaktlinse Instituttet
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Types retinal detachments<br />
• Rhegmatogenous (holes, tears dialysis)<br />
• Exudative (fluid accumulation)<br />
• Tractional (fibrovascular)<br />
Prevalence<br />
• Middle age 20per 100,000<br />
• Lifetime risk 1:300 normal eye<br />
• Risk increase to 1:20 myopia >5 diopters<br />
• Risk with cataract Sx < 1%<br />
• Risk for opposite eye RD 15%<br />
• If cataract Sx, risk increases to 30%<br />
• Diab. Proliferative Retinopathy high risk<br />
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