Medically reviewed by Johnstone M. Kim, MD Key Takeaways A detached retina is an eye emergency that can lead to blindness if ...

Retinal tear surgery and retinal detachment surgery are distinct medical procedures. The retina is a thin layer of light-sensitive tissue at the back of your eyes. Your eye lens focuses light onto ...

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Who’s Line Is It Anyway? alum Colin Mochrie has suffered a detached retina requiring emergency surgery. Mochrie, 68, went ...

Colin Mochrie underwent emergency eye surgery on Jan 2. The ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ star was forced to postpone his ...

A London-based eye surgeon who has performed thousands of eye surgeries found himself on the operating table after noticing a ...

In children with Marfan syndrome who undergo lens removal, the risk for retinal detachment increases 16-fold when capsular residue is present and by 30% with increase in axial length. Researchers ...

It’s easy to take our vision for granted. We expect most people to be born with fully functional eyes and experience only mild vision loss throughout their lives. But when we experience vision loss, ...

A retinal tear is a small split or hole in the lining of the back of the eye. The condition is not painful and may not damage a person’s eyesight. However, a torn retina can progress to a retinal ...

Colin Mochrie was rushed to the hospital on Friday and underwent emergency eye surgery after being diagnosed with a detached ...