A retinal tear is a common age-related eye condition. It causes eye floaters and flashes of light and may lead to more severe vision problems. On its own, a torn retina will not damage your eyesight.

In contrast, pseudophakic RRDs may have multiple tears, which are usually very small and more difficult to locate (Figure 3). A giant retinal tear is defined as a tear involving at least one ...

diabetes and retinal detachment'. While typical retina examinations reveal only about 15 per cent, stitching together images from an optomap can unveil nearly 100 per cent of the retina.

retinal detachment, hereditary ocular disease and autoimmune disease. Robert Rapier, a patient who was diagnosed with a large melanoma by an optomap scan said: 'I didn't have any visible symptoms ...