Ramovecchi P, Salati C, Zeppieri M. Spontaneous posterior vitreous detachment: A glance at the current literature. World J Exp Med 2021; 11(3): 30-36 [PMID: 34141604 DOI: 10.5493/wjem.v11.i3.30]
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Marco Zeppieri, BSc, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, p.le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, Udine 33100, Italy. markzeppieri@hotmail.com
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Ophthalmology
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World J Exp Med. May 20, 2021; 11(3): 30-36 Published online May 20, 2021. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v11.i3.30
Spontaneous posterior vitreous detachment: A glance at the current literature
Paola Ramovecchi, Carlo Salati, Marco Zeppieri
Paola Ramovecchi, Carlo Salati, Marco Zeppieri, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine 33100, Italy
Author contributions: Ramovecchi P wrote the paper; Salati C assisted in the writing, editing and making critical revisions of the manuscript; Zeppieri M was responsible for the conception and design of the study, assisted in the writing, outline, final approval of the version of the article to be published and completed the English and scientific editing.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Marco Zeppieri, BSc, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, p.le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, Udine 33100, Italy. markzeppieri@hotmail.com
Received: March 18, 2021 Peer-review started: March 18, 2021 First decision: May 14, 2021 Revised: May 14, 2021 Accepted: May 20, 2021 Article in press: May 20, 2021 Published online: May 20, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) tends to be a benign condition related to aging. Acute PVD can cause the onset of symptoms like flashes, visual disturbances, and floaters. Current literature has provided new explanations of the mechanisms underlying normal and abnormal PVD. Incidence, prevalence, and risk factors are important in assessing patients. New diagnostic tools like optical coherence tomography have assisted in providing objective evaluation of patients. Treatment with vitrectomy and laser and pharmacological vitreolysis are available, but are seldom considered because they can be invasive and can worsen symptoms. Patients must be educated to seek an ophthalmologic examination that includes a dilated fundus evaluation at the onset of important signs and symptoms, especially those with risk factors, because early diagnosis and treatment can prevent irreversible vision loss.
