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Clinical case review
A 50-year-old woman with a posterior vitreous detachment
Abstract
Patients with a recent onset of flashes and floaters need ophthalmic review to exclude the presence of a retinal tear or detachment.
Key Points
Case scenario
A 50-year-old woman presents after being diagnosed with a posterior vitreous detachment by her ophthalmologist. She requests further information about the cause, prognosis and management. What should she be told? She is not myopic and is otherwise well.
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