DEAR DR. ROACH: I visited an eye doctor, and I have a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). I am a 59-year-old female. Can you advise me? Can I go blind? I am very, very scared. -- T.R. ANSWER: The ...

Q: I was rubbing my face and a cluster of new floaters appeared in my right eye. There’s also an arc of light when I look from side to side. I’m told it might be vitreous detachment and that it can ...

Dear Doctors: I was rubbing my face and a cluster of new floaters appeared in my right eye. There’s also an arc of light when I look from side to side. I’m told it might be vitreous detachment and ...

Dilated fundus exams have been the gold standard for detecting retinal tears in patients with acute posterior vitreous detachment (aPVD), but alternative techniques such as fundus photography and ...

There may be areas where the vitreous is very strongly attached to the retina, usually in the peripheral retina. If the vitreous pulls away from the retina in an area where the retina is weak, the ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] Often when my brothers or I made mistakes as ...

Retinal detachment refers to a condition where the retina, which is a layer of tissue, is pulled away or lifted from the normal position inside the eye. The retina serves the role of wallpaper that is ...

Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine. DEAR DR.