Vitreo-retinal surgery is the sub-speciality discipline of ophthalmology that deals with diseases of the vitreous and retina that are amenable to surgical and other treatments. Up to 50% of patients requiring VR surgery present as emergency or urgent cases, for example retinal detachment and eye trauma.
Other potentially sight-threatening conditions which are treated by VR surgeons include macular hole, epiretinal membrane, complications of diabetic eye disease amongst many others.
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