Note the small amount of adjacent vitreous hemorrhage. Diagram depicting a single horseshoe retinal tear with a localized superotemporal retinal detachment in a phakic patient. Note the bullous ...

Cataract surgery was associated with an increased risk of worsening diabetic retinopathy in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a retrospective analysis. After propensity score matching, ...

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Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is an eye condition that naturally happens with age, when gel that usually fills your eyeball detaches from your retina. If you see blurry shadows, also called ...

The retina is supported by a jelly-like transparent fluid known as vitreous. Retinal detachment occurs suddenly or spontaneously. When retinal detachment occurs, the retina does not function well ...

Vitreous detachment is a condition wherein the vitreous body breaks away from the retina. There are currently no treatments for vitreous detachment associated with aging, and people tend to adapt ...

Vitrectomy is commonly performed to address conditions such as retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, and vitreous hemorrhage. The procedure is typically ...

Second, pars plana vitrectomy directly removes vitreous hemorrhage and pigment ... factors in the development of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment are retinal breaks and vitreous traction.