How long does surgery take to repair a detached retina?

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How long does surgery take to repair a detached retina?

Laser treatment or cryopexy usually takes between 10 and 20 minutes. Surgical reattachment of the retina takes about one-and-a-half to two hours.

Are you awake during detached retina surgery?

Retinal surgery is usually painless and performed while you remain awake and comfortable. Advances in technology have decreased the length of surgery making outpatient eye surgery possible. Before the procedure begins, you will be given anesthetic eye drops that numb the eyes.

Does retinal detachment surgery hurt?

Surgery is done under anesthesia, so it’s not painful. After surgery, you may have some amount of pain in the eye. Your eye may be tender, red or swollen for a couple of weeks.

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Is retinal detachment surgery under general anesthesia?

Anesthesia options for patients undergoing repair of retinal detachment and vitreous hemorrhage include general anesthesia, intraconal (retrobulbar) block, extraconal (peribulbar) injection, and sub-Tenon’s block. The majority of patients have monitored anesthesia care and some form of regional block.

What are the side effects of retinal detachment surgery?

Possible complications of surgery for retinal detachment

  • Cataract formation (loss of clarity of the lens of the eye).
  • Glaucoma (raised pressure in the eye).
  • Infection.
  • Haemorrhage (bleeding) into the vitreous cavity.
  • Vision loss.
  • Loss of the eye, although with modern surgical techniques this is a very unlikely outcome.

Are you put to sleep for eye surgery?

Yes, you will be awake for your entire LASIK corrective eye surgery procedure. Some people assume because they are undergoing a surgical procedure that they will be given anesthesia and be put to sleep. Yet, unlike other types of surgeries, laser surgery only takes a few minutes to complete.

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Can you blink during laser eye surgery?

During the procedure, the eyelids are held open with a small medical device to prevent blinking. It is therefore impossible for you to close your eye or blink during the procedure. We keep the surface of your eye lubricated with drops, so your eye does not get dry, and you will not feel the need to blink.