Hello,
a few years ago I had a retinal tear- which basically means that there was a tear inside my eye- this resulted in blood spots (floaters) floating in the gel inside my eye, which blurred my vision.

The doctors had no ideas what caused the tear. They mainly asked me if I had bumped my head at anytime, as this sometimes can be the cause of such problems.

However I have just read that some systemic disorders such as sickle cell disease can cause problems of this sort. I do not have sickle cell disease or disorder- however I do have sickle cell trait. Which is not consistent with the concept of retinal tears.

So my questions is can my sickle cell trait be responsible for the tear in my retina and more importantly can expect more of these??