This movement can cause a posterior detachment, which Dr. Bert says can create a large floater.

T-membranotomy technique can be used to displace vitreous floaters The Nd:YAG laser creates a T-shaped incision in the detached posterior vitreous membrane to eliminate floaters.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Eye floaters are a natural part of the aging process. The medical term is a "posterior vitreous detachment" and it occurs when the vitreous gel that fills the eye separates ...

In about one in six people, a posterior vitreous detachment causes the retina to tear. Fluid from inside the eye can then seep through the tear and separate the retina from the tissues that ...

Do you ever see squiggly lines, thread-like strands, or small shadowy shapes in your vision only to soon realise you're not looking at lines as they are in your eye? Well, it's actually quite common, ...

This is also called posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), and is initiated at the posterior pole of the eye. When it is not hindered in any way, the patient notices only that more floaters have ...

SEVILLE, Spain — Do surgeons feel comfortable offering vitrectomy as a treatment for floaters? What is their attitude toward patients who are affected to the point of seeking surgery despite ...

He took pictures of the inside of my eye and diagnosed me with PVD, which stands for posterior vitreous detachment. Is it because I don’t wear my glasses like I should?

It leads to painless loss of vision. In most cases, the symptoms include floaters and flashes of light. These symptoms are due to posterior vitreous detachment.

"Floaters are opacities in the gel in the back of the eye called vitreous," says Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler, MD, an ophthalmologist and medical reviewer at All About Vision.

In about one in six people, a posterior vitreous detachment causes the retina to tear. Fluid from inside the eye can then seep through the tear and separate the retina from the tissues that ...