Misdiagnosis of Retinal detachment

Retinal detachment: Misdiagnosis

A diagnosis of retinal detachment can be missed or delayed because the earliest symptoms can be mild and overlooked. In addition, visual symptoms, such as seeing flashing lights are similar to symptoms of other conditions, such as migraine headache, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

Because retinal detachment is a medical emergency that can result in the loss of vision, it is important to seek immediate regular medical if you experience any visual disturbances.

Retinal detachment: Possibly Deadly Misdiagnoses

Some of the causes, which may potentially be dangerous or fatal if left undiagnosed, may include:

• Head injury
• Whooping Cough - retinal detachment
• more causes »

More about Misdiagnosis

• Causes of Retinal detachment
• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
• More premium medical articles ...

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Retinal detachment:

The following list of conditions have 'Retinal detachment' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Retinal detachment or choose View All.

Conditions listing medical complications: Retinal detachment:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Retinal detachment' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database.

Search Specialists by State and City