Q: Which specialist doctor usually treats Retinal Detachment?
A: Opthalmologist or an eye doctor with an interest in Retinal surgery usually treats such patients. A speciality eye hospital or a department of a teaching hospital usually has facility to treat such patients.
Q: I wear glasses of -6 Diopters both eyes. My number is stable since the last 5yrs and I am comfortable with my vision. Do I need to see an eye doctor regularly?
A: Yes, patients with glasses more than 6 Diopters are called high myopes. High myopes have a higher incidence of retinal detachment. Hence you need to see an eye doctor regularly, at least once a year for dilated retinal examination to look for any predisposing condition for retinal detachment or any early signs of detachment.
Q: I was recently operated for right eye retinal detachment, are there chances that I can develop a detachment in the other eye?
A: The chances of a retinal detachment increase in the other eye after one eye suffers the same. A regular dilated retinal examination in the other eye and timely treatment of any predisposing conditions can help prevent a detachment in the normal fellow eye.
Q: I did not gain any vision after my retinal detachment surgery. What could be the reason?
A: You need to see your eye doctor. It could either be due to a long standing retinal detachment or any complication of the detachment surgery like corneal edema, secondary glaucoma or choroidal detachment.
Q: Do all diabetics have high chances of a retinal detachment? I am suffering from Grade 1 diabetic retinopathy.
A: No, only those with advanced proliferative diabetic retinopathy have very high chances of detachment. You need to strictly control your blood sugar and visit your eye doctor regularly for a dilated retinal examination.
