The vitreous body is a gel between the retina and lens that protects the retina and maintains the eye’s structure. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, most flashes occur when the ...

If you see blurry shadows, also called floaters, or flashes of light, you could have PVD. As you get older, a gel inside your eye — called vitreous gel — can liquefy over time. It can slowly ...

These vitreous detachments are often accompanied by light flashes. The flashes can be a warning sign of a detached retina. Flashes are also caused by head trauma that makes you see stars.

If blood cells are released into the vitreous jelly, that can cause new floaters. When a retinal detachment happens, there can be a large number of new floaters and flashes of light. Commonly ...

S. Lu and Y. L. Chang 1 concerning the structure of vitreous silica. Two main claims are made. First, that the X-ray diffraction pattern of a thin plate of vitreous silica differs from that of the ...