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.
The following factors increase your risk of retinal detachment: 1  Aging â retinal detachment is more common in people over age 50. 2  Previous retinal detachment in one eye. 3  A family history of retinal detachment.  Extreme nearsightedness 1  (myopia) Previous eye surgery, such as cataract removal.  Previous severe eye injury.