Posterior vitreous detachment: Difference between revisions

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Separation of posterior vitreous from the retina, as a result of vitreous degeneration

and shrinkage

Age-related event (prevalence):
- 50-59 yrs = 24%
- 80-90 yrs = 87
Risk factors
- myopia
- trauma
- intraocular inflammation
in the majority of cases PVD is benign
in acute phase, concern is for causing retinal tear, which can lead to retinal detachment
Prompt diagnosis and surgical treatment of retinal detachment can prevent impending

vision loss or can restore vision

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 *May be asymptomatic
 *More frequently:
-**Floaters
+**[[Floaters]]
-***A sensation of gray or dark spots moving in the visual field
+**[[Flashes]]
-***Caused either by light bending at the interface of fluid pockets in the vitreous jelly or cells located within the vitreous
-***May persist for months to years
-**Flashes
-***Monocular, repeated, brief flashes of white light in the peripheral visual field
-***related to traction on the peripheral retina from areas of tightly adherent vitreous jelly
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