RETINA CARE CONSULTANTS. P.A. Taking Care Of Your Retina | Page 3

Eye Health – Caring for your
Retina
Retina detachment can occur at any time due to sporting injuries, vehicular
accidents and general health problems and especially diabetes. The
retinarequires a steady normal blood flow to perform correctly and therefore
any interruption to this such as blood pressure elevation will cause
problems. Retinopathy, being damage to the retina can cause vision
impairment.Diabetic retinopathy is the cause of blindness in roughly 4%-5%
of the world population and exceptional care should be taken by diabetics
and coupled with frequent inspections of the retina to check pressures etc.
Diabetics with impaired vision need to be especially mindful of any trauma
which might affect the retina. Damaged blood vessels sometimes
manifested at the back of the eye is often the cause of retinal detachment or
possibly a tear in the retina.
O A retinal tear will allow fluids to seep behind the eye and is often the cause
of retinal detachment. This tare can be surgically repaired using lasers
which is one method. The lasers will heal the tear restoring the eye to a
normal function after a while. High blood pressures can cause vitreous
hemorrhage and be present even in younger people. Any trauma especially
can cause vitreous hemorrhage and retinal detachment. Especially seen on
older people, macular degeneration can cause blurred or impaired vision of
some form. A diagnosis of this can only be seen by an eye examination which
is absolutely necessary as one grows older.
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