Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) occurs when the vitreous—a gel-like fluid in the eye—detaches from the retina. This results in eye floaters and ...

Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, said that some ophthalmologists downplay the effects of more serious floaters, which he called vitreous opacifications.In this second of a two-part series on vitreous floaters, ...

Pars plana vitrectomy is a safe and effective surgery that is essential in the treatment of a variety of posterior segment ...

The NHS is warning people to get an urgent optician's appointment booked if they have issues with their eyes - specifically ...

Floaters” are bits of cellular debris in the vitreous humor, which is the gel-filled space in between the lens and the retina.

When it comes to floaters and flashes, the NHS explains seeing "dots and lines (floaters) or flashes of light" in your vision ...

Your eye surgeon can remove part of the gel inside your eye, known as your vitreous humor. Air, gas, or liquid is pumped in to replace the removed gel, but your eye will eventually fill up the ...

On examination, vitreous haemorrhage, bleeding inside the vitreous - the space in the eye filled with a gel-like fluid, was noted in the right eye, leading to the sudden loss of vision.