According to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Safety and Health Fact Sheet, each year: 1  More than 5,500 employees in this country die from workplace injuries; 2  1.3 million workers suffer nonfatal injuries that result in days away from work; and.
On rare occasions, a detached retina may occur after LASIK surgery in highly nearsighted people. In a study of more than 1,500 LASIK patients, just four suffered retinal detachment; their pre-LASIK prescriptions ranged from -8.00 D to -27.50 D. Cataract surgery, tumors, eye disease and systemic diseases such as diabetes and sickle cell disease also may cause retinal detachments.
Disease[edit | edit source] Retinal detachment is a sight threatening condition with an incidence of approximately 1 in 10000. (1,2) Before the 1920âs, this was a permanently blinding condition. In subsequent years, Jules Gonin, MD, pioneered the first repair of retinal detachments in Lausanne, Switzerland.