Signs of Posterior vitreous detachment
Symptoms of Posterior vitreous detachment
The list of medical symptoms mentioned in various sources
for Posterior vitreous detachment may include:
- Floaters - seen as spots, dots, circles, clouds, spidery webs, or various effects. All "float" in front of the eyes and move with the eye.
- Flashes - Visual light show effects; due to the vitreous pulling on the retina
- Flashes when moving the eyes
- Multiple floating visual spots
- One larger visual floater
- No symptoms - in some cases PVD is only found on routine eye examination
- Symptoms in one eye - usually the symptoms affect one eye (whichever eye has the vitreous detachment)
- Photopsia
- more symptoms...»
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Posterior vitreous detachment Symptoms
Note that Posterior vitreous detachment symptoms usually refers to various medical symptoms known to a patient,
but the phrase Posterior vitreous detachment signs may often refer to those signs
that are only noticable by a doctor.
More Symptoms of Posterior vitreous detachment:
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What are the signs of Posterior vitreous detachment?
The phrase "signs of Posterior vitreous detachment" should, strictly speaking,
refer only to those signs and symptoms of Posterior vitreous detachment that are not readily apparent to the patient.
The word "symptoms of Posterior vitreous detachment" is the more general meaning; see symptoms of Posterior vitreous detachment.
The signs and symptom information on this page
attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Posterior vitreous detachment.
This medical information about signs and symptoms for Posterior vitreous detachment has been gathered
from various sources,
may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Posterior vitreous detachment signs or Posterior vitreous detachment symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Posterior vitreous detachment may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Posterior vitreous detachment symptoms.
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