seeking info on retinal detachment i am quite near sighted i ve recently received laser treatment for both eyes to seal holes in the retinas to help prevent retinal detachment in my left eye a small detachment had begun already and apparently the laser was used to weld this back in place as well my right eye seems fine in my left eye i was seeing occasional flashes of bright light prior to the treatment since the treatment two weeks these flashes are now occuring more often several each hour the opthamologist explained the flashes are caused because the vitreous body has attached to the retina and is pulling on it he says this is not treatable and he hopes it may go away on its own accord if it tugs enough i may well face retinal detachment i am seeking via sci med additional info on retinal detachments the dr did not wish to spend much time with me in explanations so i appreciate any further details anyone can provide of most interest to me if my retina does detach what should be my immediate course of action if conventional surgery is need to repair the detachment what is the procedure like and what kind of vision can i expect afterwards do the symptoms fairly frequent flashes imply that detachment maybe near at hand or is this not necessarily cause for alarm many thanks bill bill wilder computer systems manager kentville research station agriculture canada kentville nova scotia
