What Is a Posterior Vitreous Detachment?
10. Treatment
The majority of posterior vitreous detachment cases will not require any surgery. However, people that continue to experience certain symptoms might need to have an operation. For example, it might be necessary for some or all of the vitreous gel to be removed if the patient has too many floaters or other vision problems.
As mentioned, macular holes will sometimes need to be repaired if they don’t heal by themselves. Retinal tears or retinal detachments will also sometimes need to be repaired, and not doing so in time can lead to the patient losing all or part of their vision.
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