Risk factors and causes for detached retinas include:
- Aging.
- Eye injury.
- Having a previous retinal detachment or a family history of retinal detachment.
- Having a previous eye surgery.
Having certain eye conditions also raises your risk for retinal detachment, such as:
- Being very nearsighted.
- Posterior vitreous detachment, where the thick fluid in the middle of the eye (vitreous) pulls away from the retina.
- Other conditions that affect your retina or choroid, like lattice degeneration (retina thinning) or diabetes-related retinopathy.
- Certain inherited eye disorders
- A history of retinal tears or detachments in the other eye.
If you’re at high risk for retinal detachment, talk to your healthcare provider. Your provider can help you set an eye exam schedule and suggest other steps to protect your eye health.