RETINA CARE CONSULTANTS. P.A. Meeting Your Retinal Care Needs | Page 4

• The bonding or sealing a tear or partially detached retina can be bonded,
often with a band of clear silicone which seals the tear and remains in the
eye. Near sighted persons are more prone to a torn or partially detached
retina. Also, high blood pressure or diabetes is a common cause. To repair a
detached retina, they call the procedure pneumatic retinopexy. This surgery
has to be performed with precision as the retina is a part of the eye that
sends messages through to the optic nerve and on to the brain. If this is not
operating correctly we cannot see. Usually a gas bubble is injected into the
eye which pushes the retina back into place. A laser or cryopexy procedure
is then used to bond it in place, a similar process to the torn retina. It is so
important to have the eyes checked once a year as early problems can be
detected and the risk of losing one's sight is therefore, minimized.