Abstract
Less than 50% of clinical detachments are preventable, and the only known methods achieving this goal are, to promptly examine both retinas of every patient with symptoms of acute posterior vitreous detachment, and to promptly treat every definite tractional tear in such patients.
MeSH terms
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Humans
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Light Coagulation
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Retinal Detachment / etiology
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Retinal Detachment / prevention & control*
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Retinal Detachment / surgery
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Retinal Perforations / etiology
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Retinal Perforations / surgery
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Risk Factors
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Vitreous Detachment / etiology
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Vitreous Detachment / surgery