KELOWNA, B.C. – Global Okanagan News Anchor Rick Webber has been away from work after doctors found a tear in his retina.
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Surgery was the immediate solution, but those who are diagnosed with the condition have to travel to Kamloops where Interior Health offers the procedure.
Rick talks about the symptoms of a retinal tear, including floaters, flashes of light, and loss of partial vision.
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