Vitrectomy

Floaters are common and do not cause any issue for the vast majority of people. However, a small subset of patients, often young male patients, can be greatly burdened by them, despite their vitreous and retina looking essentially normal.

Vitreous floaters are a common ocular condition, affecting up to 76% of the population, according to Webb and colleagues.

This patient presented with a decade-long history of poor vision out of one eye. While there was no recollection of trauma, the preoperative consultation revealed clues that suggested a prior blunt force injury.

ATHENS, Greece — Retinal re-detachment following cataract extraction remains significant in patients who have previously undergone pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment, according to a study.

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, I. Paul Singh, MD, discusses how to address clinically significant vitreous opacities as an anterior segment surgeon.

A 70-year-old man presented for an urgent visit to the retina clinic for sudden painless vision loss of his right eye.

BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Euretina congress, Paulo-Eduardo Stanga, MD, speaks in favor of treating vitreous floaters and opacities.

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An 87-year-old Russian man presented for routine postoperative retina follow-up 1 month after exchange of a dislocated IOL in the left eye. He mentioned he awoke with painless vision loss in the better-seeing right eye.

When managing myopic traction maculopathy, the timing of surgery should be carefully evaluated, avoiding early or delayed intervention, according to a speaker at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.