Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is an eye condition that naturally happens with age, when gel that usually fills your eyeball detaches from your retina. If you see blurry shadows, also called ...

There are two types of RD: rhegmatogenous and nonrhegmatogenous. The distinguishing characteristic is the presence or absence of a full-thickness retinal break (rhegma) (Figure 1). In ...

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The retina is supported by a jelly-like transparent fluid known as vitreous. Retinal detachment occurs suddenly or spontaneously. When retinal detachment occurs, the retina does not function well ...

Large molecules of collagen clog together and cast shadows on your retina which you perceive as eye floaters," he told Daily Mail Australia. Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is where vitreous ...

Vitreous detachment is a condition wherein the vitreous body breaks away from the retina. There are currently no treatments for vitreous detachment associated with aging, and people tend to adapt ...

In addition, the ophthalmologist may perform an ultrasound to help detect a posterior vitreous or retinal detachment. While seeing an occasional flash of light is not a real cause for concern ...

Scleral buckling works through a variety of proposed mechanisms, some of which are generally agreed upon and some of which are not. [16] Scleral buckling indirectly relieves radial vitreous ...