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 the risks involved? Two ...

This is when I first heard the term detached retina. The shrinking of the vitreous gel in the eye can lead to tears or holes, allowing fluid to accumulate and detach it from the underlying layer.

Often, floaters happen with posterior vitreous detachment -- a condition of ageing where the vitreous humour pulls away from the retina, but they can appear without it.

And, if you see any symptoms of a retinal tear or detachment, flashes of light, sudden appearance of black spots of floaters, sudden darkening or blurred vision, seek medical care immediately.

Floaters-- those spots, lines, or other shapes you see before your eyes-- aren’t a big deal most of the time. They come and go and are usually harmless, if annoying. But there are times when ...

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Ruth Cluderay, 46, a school business manager from Acomb experienced black ‘floaters’ in her eye which remained after it was washed. After receiving internet advice to see an expert she phoned ...

“If your retina has a tear or break, the vitreous, which is the gel-like fluid in the centre of your eye, can get behind your retina,” he says.

Retinal tears are typically treated with cryotherapy, in which the retina is frozen to induce scar tissue around the tear. Low-risk tears in people without symptoms might not require any treatment.

Retinal tears may occur as people age when their vitreous shrinks and pulls the retina from the back of the eye. If a tear occurs, a person may notice a sudden increase in floaters, dark spots in ...