 It is not known if surgical interventions such as laser photocoagulation or cryotherapy is effective in preventing retinal detachment in patients with lattice degeneration or "asymptomatic" retinal detachment.Laser photocoagulation has been shown to reduce risks of retinal detachment in "symptomatic" lattice degeneration.There are documented cases wherein retina detached from areas which were otherwise healthy despite being treated previously with laser.