Vitreous Syneresis: An Impending Posterior Vitreous Detachment …
Nov 17, 2014 · As one ages, the vitreous undergoes "syneresis," in which it becomes more fluid or liquid-like. The pockets of fluid in the vitreous cavity give the patient a sensation of "floaters" or "cobwebs." As the pockets of fluid collapse on themselves, they gently pull on the retina giving the patient a sensation of "flashes of light" or photopsias.
Vitreous Hemorrhage: From One Medical Student to Another
Aug 8, 2018 · The vitreous undergoes syneresis as we age, affording the opportunity to peel away from attachments in a process known as a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). When vitreous becomes completely separated from the optic nerve head, a Weiss ring (Figure 4) may be visible on fundus exam. A PVD can create enough traction to tear or detach the retina.
Atlas Entry - Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment - University of …
Figure 1 Figure 1 Category(ies): Retina, Vitreous Contributor: Zachary Q. Mortensen, MD; Razek G. Coussa; MDCM; James C. Folk, MD; H. Culver Boldt, MD
Erosive vitreoretinopathy - University of Iowa
Jan 24, 2014 · Erosive vitreoretinopathy is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by marked vitreous syneresis, progressive pigmentary retinopathy, and frequent combined traction-rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. These are fundus photographs of two siblings with erosive vitreoretinopathy.
Case Index: Retina & Vitreous - University of Iowa
Vitreous Syneresis: An Impending Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD): 60 year-old female with newly reported flashing lights and "large and stringy" floaters in the left eye. Waldenstrom Macroglobulinema-Associated Retinopathy: A 61 year-old male presenting with worsening vision in both eyes over the past 2 years, poorly controlled diabetes ...
OCUL AR EXAMIN ATION. Visual Acuity. OD: 20/80 +2, corrected to 20/50 -2 with pinhole OS: 20/30 -1, corrected to 20/25 +2 with pinhole
EyeRounds.org: Eric Chin, MD - University of Iowa
Jul 1, 2013 · Eric Chin, MD Dr. Chin completed a Retina/Vitreous Fellow at the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in June 2015.
Punctate Inner Choroidopathy with Choroidal Neovascular …
Jan 9, 2023 · Vitreous syneresis, no cell. Vitreous syneresis, no cell. Disc. Peripapillary pigmentation. Peripapillary pigmentation. Cup-to-disc (C/D) ratio: 0.2. 0.2. Macula. Few juxtafoveal hypopigmented spots. Fovea-involving fibrovascular retinal pigment epithelial detachment with associated subretinal hemorrhage. Vessels. Normal. Normal. Periphery
Ocular Ischemic Syndrome in a patient with background Diabetic ...
Mar 21, 2024 · CLINICAL COURSE . Based on right eye anterior chamber flare, mid-peripheral intra-retinal hemorrhages, and anterior segment neovascularization, the patient was diagnosed with neovascular glaucoma likely secondary to ocular ischemic syndrome.
EyeRounds.org: Elizabeth Gauger, MD - University of Iowa
Jul 2, 2015 · Gauger E, Chin EK, Sohn EH. Vitreous Syneresis: An Impending Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD). Oct 16, ...