Tears of the retina are fairly common and they can lead to blindness. Fortunately, there's a quick and nearly-painless repair method that requires a few zaps of a laser. Dr. Chen, an ophthalmological ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prophylactic argon laser photocoagulation should be used in myopic patients with retinal tears or breaks before ...

Prophylactically treating the contralateral eyes of patients with spontaneous giant retinal tears can reduce the chance of retinal tears and detachments developing later in those eyes, a small ...

A flash of light startled Anne Collins as she stood at her kitchen counter chopping onions. She figured the blast of brightness came from sunshine bouncing through a skylight. Then a horde of black ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Take a second to look at your vision. Do you have floaters? Doctors say that's perfectly normal. But recently I noticed I had new, dark floaters, and was seeing flashes in my ...

NEW YORK Floaters and flashes are symptoms of two very different conditions, one benign and one dangerous. The flashes can mean a tear in the retinal layer at the back of the eye. Quick treatment can ...

The Today co-host suffered from a form of retinal detachment after her son hit her in the eye with a toy train Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL ...

Retinal detachment refers to the condition in which the retina separates from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), becoming cut off from its nutritive and photopigment restorative ...

A flash of light startled Anne Collins as she stood at her kitchen counter chopping onions. She figured the blast of brightness came from sunshine bouncing through a skylight. Then a horde of black ...