Managing Retinal Emergencies

Retinal emergencies don’t come with perfect timing. When a patient presents with a macula-on retinal detachment, every decision matters and waiting isn’t always an option. Dr. Mona Camacci walks through how she approaches these high-stakes situations and shares a practical strategy to help protect the macula when immediate surgery isn’t possible. By using a temporizing gas bubble, the goal isn’t definitive repair, it’s preserving vision until the eye can get to the OR. This is real-world #retina care: recognizing urgency, acting decisively, and doing what’s best for the patient in the moment. Because in retinal emergencies, the difference between acting now and waiting can be the difference between seeing and not seeing.