what is retina detachment. my daughter age 5 was diagnosed with it. anybody help me.....?

Answer 1

you obviously have internet access, try looking it up!

Answer 2

23.11.06
What Is Retina Detachment?

The retina is the light-sensitive tissue that lies smoothly against the inside back wall of the eye and sends messages to your brain through the optic nerve. Underneath the retina is the choroid - a thin layer of blood vessels that supplies oxygen and nutrients to the retina. Retinal detachment occurs when the retina separates from the choroid.

Causes
- trauma (injury)
- high myopia (extreme near sightedness)
- diseases like retinoblastoma and Coats disease

Treatment
- circular scleral buckling
In this operation, the surgeon attaches a tiny silicone band (buckle) to the white of your eye (sclera) over the affected area. The silicone material is in the form of either a soft sponge or a solid piece. The buckle closes the tear and helps reduce the traction on the retina, which prevents further vitreous pulling and separation. When there are several tears or holes or an extensive detachment the surgeon may create an encircling scleral buckle around the entire circumference of the eye. The scleral buckling material is stitched to the outer surface of the sclera. Before tying the sutures that holds the buckle in place, the surgeon may make a small cut in the sclera and drain any fluid that has collected under the detached retina. The buckle usually remains in place for the rest of life.
- vitrectomy
Occasionally, bleeding or inflammation clouds the vitreous and blocks the surgeon's view of the detached retina. In other instances, scar tissue makes it impossible to repair a retinal detachment with scleral buckling alone. In these situations, the clouded vitreous or scar tissue is removed with vitrectomy - a procedure that involves making a tiny incision in the sclera of the eye.
The surgeon accomplishes this with a variety of delicate instruments passed into the eyeball through small openings in the sclera. These instruments include a light probe that illuminates the inside of the eye, a cutter to remove vitreous or scar tissue, and an infusion tube that replaces the volume of removed tissue with a balanced salt solution to maintain the normal pressure and shape of the eye.

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Answer 3

This is a great concern at age 5 as retinal detachment may lead to permanent loss of vision and it is not common at this age. The retina lines the back of the eyes and it is where the image is detected broken down into components (color, movement, texture, etc) and then sent to other areas of the brain for further processing. When the retina detaches it is not capable of recording what is seen from a portion of your field of view. It is clear that given the diagnosis you have seen an opthamologist.

Answer 4

Retina detachment is commonly seen in fighters and boxers and is usually caused by a blow to the eye. It can happen accidently but the indivdual can usually remember being struck. The retina can be reattached but I believe that this is an expensive operation. Go to your local optomertrist and take his advice. He will have alternitaves for you and ways to by pass the expense if necessary. This is fairly serious. Don't wait around.