Is that a psychedelic light show?
This question begins a Washington Post article about a patient’s experience with a detached retina. The patient and author of the piece, Bob Guldin, saw odd flashes of light and floaters before first seeking medical care. After seeing what appeared to be a curtain rising across his field of vision, he sought care at the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates where he was seen by Dr. Fadi Nasrallah. Diagnosed at 1 p.m., his surgery occurred at 6 p.m. and the patient was home by 10 p.m.
You can learn more about the patient’s condition and treatment from Himmelfarb Library’s online and print collections:
- Retinal Detachment in FirstConsult/MDConsult; Brief, evidence-based information including diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and prevention.
- Gariano RF, Kim CH. Evaluation and management of suspected retinal detachment. Am Fam Physician 2004;69:1691-8
- Retina / editor-in-chief, Stephen J. Ryan. Stacks RE551 .R43 2006 V 1
- Volume 3 Surgical Retina, Section 2 Retinal Reattachments: Surgical Principles and Technicques
- This book is part of a three volume set of which one or all can be checked out of Himmelfarb Library.
Image from: A.D.A.M., Inc. (2008). Detached Retina. [Online image]. Retrieved June 4, 2008 from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/9931.htm.
