Question
This is about a detached retina - well the beginnings of it
I dont have that at all. Background: About three weeks ago I found a bug in the shower, killed it - looked like a moth but not a clothes moth.
Yesterday: Mom saw something she thinks flying near her bathroom, but we could not find it any where. But of course I panicked and went thru all of my clothes, found no holes
She has the beginnings of a detached retina.
Could the beginnings of the retina make her think she saw a bug.
Answer
Dear Debbie,
A detached retina will have visual symptoms, yes, maybe something like a hair floating in front of your vision etc but the same does not go away, it is constant.
The retina of course needs to be immediately treated.
Best regards,
Dr Shroff
