Karakteristik Laser Retinopexy pada Pasiendengan Tear Retina di Divisi Vitreoretina RS Cipto Mangunkusomo Periode Januari – Desember 2018

Retinal detachment is a serious condition that threatens vision so that it can cause complications of blindness. The only treatment for retinal detachment is surgery, where not all surgical procedures in retinal detachment cases have a good success rate. Therefore, it is very important to be able to find tears in the retina, before developing further into detachments. Retinopexy lasers performed with the aim of causing adhesion around the tear in the retina, have been recommended as an action to prevent complications of retinal detachment. Retinopexy laser has an important role in patients with retinal tear who have symptoms of floaters and flashing and persistent traction in the retina especially in the area around the retinal tear, because symptomatic retinal tear is likely to develop into a complication of retinal detachment. However, although laser retinopexy is often recommended, in fact, the effectiveness of this action is still controversial.