How is Retinal Detachment Caused?
The inside of the eye contains a gel called the vitreous which is a clear substance and allows light to pass through it, to the retina. When the retina develops a tear or a hole it allows the vitreous gel to seep behind the retina between it’s supporting tissue.
When this occurs the retina is weakened, increasingly causing more of the retina to become detached as the vitreous buids up behind the retina, if left undetected. In this condition the retinal is unable to convert the light that is entering the eye and creates a dim or blurred vision to which is sent to the brain.