Vitreous and vision degrading myodesopsia

J Sebag - Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Macromolecules comprise only 2% of vitreous, yet are responsible for its gel state,
transparency, and physiologic function (s) within the eye. Myopia and aging alter collagen …

Safety and efficacy of YAG laser vitreolysis for the treatment of vitreous floaters: an overview

A Katsanos, N Tsaldari, K Gorgoli, F Lalos… - Advances in …, 2020 - Springer
Emerging evidence has suggested that the entoptic phenomena associated with vitreous
opacities (ie vitreous floaters) are more bothersome than previously believed. In addition …

YAG laser vitreolysis vs sham YAG vitreolysis for symptomatic vitreous floaters: a randomized clinical trial

CP Shah, JS Heier - JAMA ophthalmology, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Vitreous floaters are common and can worsen visual quality. YAG vitreolysis is
an untested treatment for floaters. Objective To evaluate YAG laser vitreolysis vs sham …

Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration preferred practice pattern®

CJ Flaxel, RA Adelman, ST Bailey, A Fawzi, JI Lim… - …, 2020 - aaojournal.org
Background: Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a separation of the posterior vitreous
cortex from the internal limiting membrane of the retina. Retinal breaks are defined as full …

Visualization and grading of vitreous floaters using dynamic ultra-widefield infrared confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy: a pilot study

G Garcia-Aguirre, A Henaine-Berra… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Purpose: To describe the appearance of vitreous opacities using dynamic ultra-widefield
infrared confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (IRcSLO). Design: Retrospective case …

Long-term safety and efficacy of limited vitrectomy for vision degrading vitreopathy resulting from vitreous floaters

J Sebag, KMP Yee, JH Nguyen, J Nguyen-Cuu - Ophthalmology Retina, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Vitreous floaters can lower visual acuity (VA) and degrade contrast sensitivity
function (CSF). Limited vitrectomy improves VA and normalizes CSF, but long-term results in …

Psychological distress in patients with symptomatic vitreous floaters

YK Kim, SY Moon, KM Yim, SJ Seong… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. To evaluate the degree of psychological distress in symptomatic vitreous floater
patients and to evaluate whether these psychological factors are associated with the severity …

New Terminology and Methodology for the Assessment of the vitreous, its floaters and opacities, and their effect on vision: standardized and kinetic anatomical and …

PE Stanga, FJ Valentin Bravo… - … Surgery, Lasers and …, 2023 - journals.healio.com
Objective: To introduce VFO and SK VFO Test: new, more representative terminology for
symptoms of vitreous floaters/opacities (VFO) and new standardized kinetic (SK) anatomical …

The efficacy and safety of YAG laser vitreolysis for symptomatic vitreous floaters of complete PVD or non-PVD

T Lin, T Li, X Zhang, Y Hui, S Moutari, EE Pazo… - Ophthalmology and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction To evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of YAG laser vitreolysis in
treating symptomatic vitreous floaters of complete posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and …

Vitreous structure and visual function in myopic vitreopathy causing vision-degrading myodesopsia

JH Nguyen, J Nguyen-Cuu, J Mamou… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Myopic vitreopathy features precocious fibrous vitreous liquefaction and early
posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). It is unclear whether visual function is affected by …