Retinal tear treatment options include laser therapy, which is known as photocoagulation, and freezing therapy, known as cryopexy, to seal the injury. Both are safe and effective options.

Photocoagulation is a type of laser treatment. It involves a doctor using a laser to form small burns around the retinal tear. This creates scars to hold the retina in position. To perform ...

New blood vessels can show up months or years after you had injections or laser treatment. If you only have AMD in one eye, your doctor will do regular eye exams on your other eye to check for ...

The technology enables surgeons to build up an accurate map of the eye. It also allows the subsequent laser treatment - where the surgeon creates a micro-thin flap on the surface of the cornea ...

Treatment options depend on the severity and include laser surgery or cryopexy to seal retinal tears, vitrectomy to remove the vitreous gel and reattach the retina, and scleral buckle, a surgical ...

For tears of the retina, laser surgery or freezing (cryopexy) are the most common treatment options. There are other treatment options for a detached retina, depending on the type and other factors.

Laser treatments are used to slow and stop the progression of diabetic retinopathy. These procedures aren’t painful, but they do require numbing drops beforehand and mean enduring many bright ...

Previous studies have shown that a laser treatment called selective laser trabeculoplasty is as effective as eye drops, but without the drawbacks of eye drops. A new study presented Oct. 20 at AAO ...