What are the causes of retinal detachment?
The following conditions may cause retinal detachment: • Scarring or shrinkage of the vitreous (the jelly like substance in the eye) can pull the retina inward. • Small tears in the retina allow liquid to seep behind the retina and push it forward. • Injury to the eye can knock the retina loose. • Bleeding behind the retina, most often due to diabetic retinopathy or injury, can push it forward. • Retinal detachment may be spontaneous, which occurs most often in the elderly or in very near sighted (myopic) eyes. • Tumours.
