What is retina detachment?

The retina is a layer of tissue that is responsible for vision. A detached retina can impact your vision and without treatment could lead to blindness. The common symptoms include floaters, i.e. seeing dots or circles, darkened peripheral (or side) vision, and seeing flashes of light.

How do members experience retina detachment?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with retina detachment*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for retina detachment*

Who has retina detachment on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 17
40s 17
50s 31
60s 30
70+ 24

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 58
Female 65