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Old 05-16-2008, 11:14 PM
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Default Re: Detached Retina

Hi Boomer,

When we were in Boston the other day we saw an adorable 8 month old girl in the doctors office. She had a retina tear that they tried correcting but sad to say it did not work. She is blind in that eye and hopefully it will not have to be nucleated in the future. She has an older sister that also has a retina problem.

Detached retinas do not only happen to older people, people who have had cataract surgery etc. It can happen to young, middle age and older people who have "healthy" eyes.

It is good to know the symptoms.

HB