What Is a Posterior Vitreous Detachment?
5. Cobwebs
We usually see floaters individually, perhaps with a handful of them spaced out from each other. Sometimes, however, there can be more of them together, and they will then form what will look like cobwebs in your vision. Just like standard floaters, these are harmless and it is usually quite easy to forget that they are even there.
In a posterior vitreous detachment, the cobweb effect can happen as the outer of the edge of the vitreous body can be ‘seen’. Once the vitreous body has become completely detached from the retina, the cobweb effect will disappear. The condition does not necessarily require treatment.
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