- female
- 60 Years
- 31/03/2021
What are the warning signs of a detached retina?
Answered by 1 Apollo Doctors
The sudden appearance of many floaters â tiny specks that seem to drift through your field of vision. Flashes of light in one or both eyes (photopsia) Blurred vision. Gradually reduced side (peripheral) vision. A curtain-like shadow over your visual field(which makes it seem as if a curtain has been pulled across your field of vision, with a dark shadowing effect.)
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