Note the small amount of adjacent vitreous hemorrhage. Diagram depicting a single horseshoe retinal tear with a localized superotemporal retinal detachment in a phakic patient. Note the bullous ...

The retina is supported by a jelly-like transparent fluid known as vitreous. Retinal detachment occurs suddenly or spontaneously. When retinal detachment occurs, the retina does not function well ...

A vitreous hemorrhage can be associated with a torn ... The good news is that if you do have a tear or retinal detachment, this can be successfully treated surgically if it is done right away.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the COPHy meeting, José García-Arumí, MD, PhD, summarizes a debate session he co-chaired on scleral buckling vs. vitrectomy in retinal detachment surgery.