Blunt eye trauma can cause bruises and scarring of the retina. Following a blunt trauma, tears can develop and lead to blinding retinal detachments at any time in life. Symptoms of retinal detachment ...

"What I've heard of detached retina is boxing or football, you know, people had a trauma to the eye," said Djini Tavares who, a year ago, suddenly noticed a change in the sight in her right eye.

This difference in behavior is based on different genetic programs being activated in fish versus mammalian Müller glia after injury. “The molecular mechanisms involved in retinal regeneration ...

view more Credit: Thomas Reh, PhD Loss of neurons in in the retina due to trauma or disease leads to vision impairment or blindness, a process which is irreversible in humans.

Meeting Coverage > ASRS Intravitreal Methotrexate Reduces Reoperation After Retinal Detachment Repair — Reoperation rate reduced by three fourths, use expanded to advanced diabetic retinopathy ...