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Retinal detachment is rare from the primary care point of view but it is important as a treatable cause of blindness and sometimes a sign of malignancy in the eye. Prompt surgical treatment is needed. Symptoms, signs and types of treatment are described.
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Galloway, N.R., Amoaku, W.M.K., Galloway, P.H., Browning, A.C. (2016). Retinal Detachment. In: Common Eye Diseases and their Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32869-0_13
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