The surgical repair of an asymptomatic retinal detachment offers the opportunity of long term security from progressive retinal detachment and consequent peace of mind.

Since some asymptomatic retinal detachments will not progress within the patient’s lifetime, it also means that you would be undergoing an operation which (a) may fail, (b) is for a problem that you are not aware of and (c) is for a problem which may never become symptomatically important within your lifetime.