THE POSTERIOR EYE SEGMENT DISEASES by Inuri Kumaranayaka
Introduction The posterior segment of the eye is the name given to the two posterior thirds of the eye that span from the wall behind the crystalline lens to the wall at the back of the eye. They encompass the vitreous humour, the retina, the choroid and the optic nerve Retinal Detachment It is an eye condition where the most sensitive layer of the eye which is the retina were separated and peeled away from the back of the eye. Retinal detachment describes the separation of the neurosensory retina (NSR) from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) caused by a breakdown of the forces that attach the NSR to the RPE. Signs and Symptoms- Retinal Detachment Flashes of light (photopsia) Increase in floaters Curtain-like visual field defect sudden reduced or loss vision ...
