Retinal detachment

Screening for retinal detachment is not usually performed in the absence of risk factors.

Patients with risk factors should be monitored at appropriate intervals.[14]Feder RS, Olsen TW, Prum BE Jr, et al. Comprehensive adult medical eye evaluation Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines. Ophthalmology. 2016 Jan;123(1):P209-36. https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(15)01269-5/fulltext http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26581558?tool=bestpractice.com ​ Always monitor both eyes. Ophthalmologists usually monitor patients with high myopia and may prescribe a slit-lamp exam every 3 months to identify lesions such as lattice retinal degeneration (a vitreoretinal degenerative process that predisposes to retinal tears and detachment).[17]Kim SJ, Bailey ST, Kovach JL, et al. Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration preferred practice pattern®. Ophthalmology. 2025 Apr;132(4):P163-96. https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(24)00787-5/fulltext [47]Azad RV, Tewari HK, Khosla PK. Natural history of retinal detachment on the basis of the study of the fellow eye. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1983;31:170-3. http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1983;volume=31;issue=3;spage=170;epage=173;aulast=Azad http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6676209?tool=bestpractice.com However, no scientific evidence supports the efficacy of this approach.