130 Grantham Street
Hamilton
Waikato 3204
www.healthpoint.co.nz
Hamilton Eye Clinic
Postal Address
Contact Details
Phone (07) 834 0006
Fax (07) 839 4918
Email info@hamiltoneyeclinic.co.nz
Healthlink EDI: hecanbds
Use our online enquiry form
To contact your chosen specialist use the numbers below:
- Dr Thiyagaraj Krishnan (07) 960 2109
- Dr Benjamin Hoy: (07) 960 2109
- Dr Bheema Patil: (07) 834 6304
- Dr David Worsley: (07 834 6334
- Dr James McKelvie (07) 834 6335
- Dr John Dickson: (07) 834 6332
- Dr Michael Merriman: (07) 834 6308
- Dr Rohan Weerekoon: (07) 834 6336
- Dr Selma Matloob: (07) 834 6308
- Dr Stephen Guest: (07) 834 6331
- Dr Stephen Ng: (07) 834 6330
Retinal Detachment
This is when the retina detaches, meaning it is lifted or separated from its normal position within the eye. An acute retinal detachment requires urgent assessment and appropriate treatment. Unless prompt and effective treatment is given, some forms of retinal detachment may lead to irreversible blindness.
Signs and symptoms include: a sudden or gradual increase in floaters, deterioration in vision, cobwebs or specks with the visual field, light flashes in the eye or the appearance of curtains over the visual field. You are more likely to have a retinal detachment if you are very short-sighted or have had an injury or previous surgery to the eye.
For minor detachments, laser or freeze treatment (cryopexy) are used. Both therapies re-attach the retina. For major detachment, surgery will be necessary. A band is often put around the back of the eye to prevent further detachment. Surgical treatment is usually a vitrectomy, where the jelly (vitreous) is removed from the eye. This often involves a hospital stay. It can take several months post-surgery to see the final visual result.
Click here to find a patient information brochure about floaters, flashers and retinal detachment.
https://healthpoint.co.nz/private/ophthalmology/hamilton-eye-clinic/