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What Causes Fluid Build Up Behind Retina?

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Posted on Fri, 8 Jan 2016
Question: What can be done for fluid behind the eye
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Answered by Dr. Shoaib Khan (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Diagnosis is pivotal towards finding the right management steps

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I would first like to clarify whether the fluid build up was behind the eye or the retina?

For the time being, I shall go ahead with a response for fluid build up behind the eye as that was how the query was stated. The first and most important step towards management is to find the cause for the fluid build up. There are a few conditions that can cause fluid build up behind the eye (e.g. macular degeneration); and once a diagnosis has been established treatment is directed towards management of that particular condition.

Like for example in wet macular degeneration, the cause for the fluid build up is the generation of new blood vessels that drain fluid so treatment is directed towards destroying those new blood vessels.

So you need to have a detailed and most elaborate discussion (including an elaborate physical and diagnostic examination) with an ophthalmologist to first establish the cause. Once that is done, treatment options for that condition can be put forward ma'am. If at all a diagnosis has been established, please share it with me and I can help explain the treatment options you have for that condition. If that has not already been done, then please visit an ophthalmologist, I would urge you to do so at your earliest convenience.

I hope and pray you can soon find relief from this. Please do not hesitate to write to me anytime, I am always here to help.

Best wishes.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Shoaib Khan

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What Causes Fluid Build Up Behind Retina?

Brief Answer: Diagnosis is pivotal towards finding the right management steps Detailed Answer: Hello ma'am and welcome. Thank you for writing to us. I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I would first like to clarify whether the fluid build up was behind the eye or the retina? For the time being, I shall go ahead with a response for fluid build up behind the eye as that was how the query was stated. The first and most important step towards management is to find the cause for the fluid build up. There are a few conditions that can cause fluid build up behind the eye (e.g. macular degeneration); and once a diagnosis has been established treatment is directed towards management of that particular condition. Like for example in wet macular degeneration, the cause for the fluid build up is the generation of new blood vessels that drain fluid so treatment is directed towards destroying those new blood vessels. So you need to have a detailed and most elaborate discussion (including an elaborate physical and diagnostic examination) with an ophthalmologist to first establish the cause. Once that is done, treatment options for that condition can be put forward ma'am. If at all a diagnosis has been established, please share it with me and I can help explain the treatment options you have for that condition. If that has not already been done, then please visit an ophthalmologist, I would urge you to do so at your earliest convenience. I hope and pray you can soon find relief from this. Please do not hesitate to write to me anytime, I am always here to help. Best wishes.