{"id":38031,"date":"2025-08-19T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=38031"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:23:43","slug":"retinal-detachment-surgery","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/retinal-detachment-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Retinal Detachment Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Retinal Detachment Surgery?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Surgical options depend on detachment type and location:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pneumatic retinopexy:<\/strong> Gas bubble injected into the eye with laser\/cryotherapy to seal tears.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Scleral buckle:<\/strong> A flexible band placed around the eye to support the retina.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pars plana vitrectomy:<\/strong> Removal of vitreous gel, laser around tears, and gas or silicone oil tamponade.&nbsp;<br>All require careful head positioning afterward.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Surgery?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eye patch\/shield and drops regimen&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blurry vision initially; gradual improvement over weeks&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If gas is used: <strong>no flying<\/strong> and maintain specific head positioning until cleared&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39242,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1130],"class_list":["post-38031","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-ophthalmology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/38031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=38031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}