10 Detached Retina Symptoms

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• 1. Common Eye Disorders and Diseases. (2020, June 03). Retrieved December 16, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/visionhealth/basics/ced/index.html
• 2. Pitcher, J., MD. (2017, July 01). Traumatic Retinal Detachment in Younger Patients. Retrieved December 16, 2020, from https://www.retinalphysician.com/issues/2017/july august-2017/traumatic-retinal-detachment-in-younger-patients

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9. Signs of Ocular Trauma

Recall that an important cause of retinal detachment (RD), especially in young people, is ocular trauma. In fact, the complications that result from this type of trauma are the most common cause of blindness (in one eye) in young people²Pitcher, J., MD. (2017, July 01). Traumatic Retinal Detachment in Younger Patients. Retrieved December 16, 2020, from https://www.retinalphysician.com/issues/2017/july august-2017/traumatic-retinal-detachment-in-younger-patients. One of these complications is retinal detachment, and it represents roughly 3 to 6 percent of all causes of this condition in children²Pitcher, J., MD. (2017, July 01). Traumatic Retinal Detachment in Younger Patients. Retrieved December 16, 2020, from https://www.retinalphysician.com/issues/2017/july august-2017/traumatic-retinal-detachment-in-younger-patients.

Given the possibility of RD after ocular trauma, when a person reports any of the possible symptoms of retinal detachment, the physician must always inquire about a history of trauma and check for possible signs of ocular trauma (cuts, bruises, eye redness, etc.). This is standard procedure because symptoms of RD can either occur immediately after the trauma or appear several days or months after the event.