Symptoms of Vitreous detachment

Symptoms of Vitreous detachment

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Vitreous detachment includes the 8 symptoms listed below:

• 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
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Vitreous detachment: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Vitreous detachment:

• No loss of vision - other than those caused by floaters and flashes.
• No worsening of condition - any worsening may indicate retinal detachment or retinal tear
• Retinal tear - increased risk
• Vitreous hemorrhage - related to bleeding from retinal tears
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Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Vitreous detachment:

• Dilated eye exam
• Retinal exam
• Retinal periphery examination
• Eye ultrasonography
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Vitreous detachment: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Vitreous detachment:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Vitreous detachment?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Vitreous detachment includes:

• Benign vitreous syneresis
• Retinal tear
• Retinal detachment
• Other causes of floaters
• Other causes of flashes
• more diagnoses...»

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Vitreous detachment: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Flashes - see all causes of Flashes
• Floaters - see all causes of Floaters
• No symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms

Medical Books Online about Vitreous detachment

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Symptoms of Vitreous detachment: Online Medical Books

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Retinal detachment: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Initially, the patient may complain of floating spots and recurrent flashes of light (photopsia). However, as detachment progresses, gradual, painless vision loss may be described as a veil, curtain, or cobweb that eliminates a portion of the visual field.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Retinal detachment: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Initially, the patient may complain of floating spots and recurrent flashes of light. But as detachment progresses, gradual, painless vision loss may be described as a veil, curtain, or cobweb that eliminates a portion of the visual field.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

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About signs and symptoms of Vitreous detachment:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Vitreous detachment. This signs and symptoms information for Vitreous detachment has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Vitreous detachment signs or Vitreous detachment symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of 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 Vitreous detachment symptoms.