Traction Retinal Detachment
Current as of: May 5, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Carol L. Karp, MD – Ophthalmology
Traction retinal detachment is a pulling away of the retina from the layer of eye tissue beneath it. This can occur in people who have scar tissue or other abnormal growths on the retina. The retina is a thin layer of nerve cells that line the back of the eye. It detects light entering the eye and converts it into nerve…