Medically reviewed by Johnstone M. Kim, MD If you ever notice pesky dark strands that may resemble anything from a simple ...

If you look up at the sky on a clear day, you might notice little cobweb-like structures drifting across your field of vision ...

where the vitreous jelly shrinks and pulls away from the back of the eye in a posterior vitreous detachment. But at times, this can be a sign of a serious retinal detachment or tear. It can also ...

The retinal tissues get detached from the layer of oxygen providing blood tissues and fail to form a clear picture. Explaining the phenomenon of Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD), which leads to ...

This traction may come from the posterior hyaloid ... in the development of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment are retinal breaks and vitreous traction. The two goals of retinal reattachment ...

Vitrectomy has emerged as an important tool for the treatment of tumor or treatment-related complications, including retinal detachments, vitreous hemorrhage, epiretinal membranes and radiation ...

A tear of the posterior capsule is a common ... increases the risk for eventual retinal detachment (RD), likely due to the anterior movement of the vitreous during prolapse and during vitrectomy.