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Posterior vitreous detachment
The vitreous jelly is normally attached to the back of the eye (posteriorly), to the optic nerve and macula (central retina). When this collagenous jelly separates from these normal attachment areas, it's called a posterior vitreous detachment (pvd). This happens with age (normal and most common reason), trauma, eye surgery, nearsightedness. A retinal tear or detachment can also be concurrent.
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What is posterior vitreous detachment?
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Can posterior vitreous detachment last for a year or more?
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What are the consequences of having posterior vitreous detachment?
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If I develop posterior vitreous detachment, how will it be treated?
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Who is at risk for posterior vitreous detachments?
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What can you tell me about retinal and posterior vitreous detachment?
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What happens over time with the vitreous debris from posterior vitreous detachment? Does it become resorbed in some way?
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Is there any homeopathic medicine for posterior vitreous detachment?
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How do we know posterior vitreous detachment has completed, is there any way to know this, i mean in young high myopic like me, will it last forever?
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Do all people who develop floaters suddenly experience a posterior vitreous detachment later on in life?
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Does vitreous degeneration always lead to a posterior vitreous detachment (pvd) or pvd may not happen altogether in presence of vitreous degeneration?
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Hw long does posterior vitreous detachment usually take in 30-40 age group of high myopes according to your experience? Does pvd last a lifetime 4 dem
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A 36-year old asked:
If prior retinal tear, risk at 60 of developing a retinal detachment or a posterior vitreous detachment?
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Can a person have posterior vitreous detachment on both eyes far apart?
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Could getting posterior vitreous detachment automatically mean you will one day get retinal detachment?
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How long does posterior vitreous detachment cycle last?Does it start the moment you see floaters or the moment you see flashes of lights?
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Does doing a laser retinopexy around areas of lattice degeneration reduce the risk of tractional tears ensuing from posterior vitreous detachment?
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Can a 'complete' posterior vitreous detachment (pvd) be sometimes not associated with flashes of light at all, and have symptoms of only floaters?
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Any one havie a longterm visual problem with posterior vitreous detachment of the eye?
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Can lasik delay or prevent Posterior vitreous detachment in a person who is severely shortsighted?
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A 30-year old male asked:
During posterior vitreous detachment, the vitreous separates from the macula first or peripheral retina or no preference?
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Why would a film form over the eye after a posterior vitreous detachment?
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Why do post-cataract surgery retinal detachments occur? Is there some retinal pulling involved from posterior vitreous detachment (pvd)?
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If posterior vitreous detachment is caused by inflammation, is there any way of reducing this inflammation? I am 44 and have pvd in one eye already.
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I have a posterior vitreous detachment. Will the floaters/blurriness improve with time? What is the likelihood of it becoming a retinal detachment?
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What does eye flashes due to Posterior Vitreous Detachment look like? Streaks of bright light or vision flickering on and off or is it something else?
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For someone who had posterior vitreous detachment completed prior to cataract surgery, what is the risk of post-cataract surgery retinal detachment?
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Had posterior vitreous detachment in eye. Saw eye dr. Says I am ok how long does cloudy vision light flashes last? I will be checked again by dr.
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