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A member asked:

Vitreous degeneration vs pvd--different symptoms?

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Dr. Ali Zaidi answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Same: Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) occurs when the vitreous gel becomes more like a liquid. The solid component of the gel floats in the liquid component of the gel. This liquefaction process is basically vitreous "degeneration." the symptoms are floaters (black spots, cobwebs, bugs) and sometimes flashes of light.

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Answered 9/5/2018

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