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vitreous detachment
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vitreous detachment
by larandsandy, Nov 01, 2005 12:00AM
I am a 42 year old female that had a vitreous detachment in her left eye which left a large floater. I saw a retina specialist to rule out a macular hole as I had blurry central vision in that eye. He said it didn't look like a hole, but rather like a scab that should absorb. He also said that there was some mottling or specs on the macular, but wasn't too concerned. I was wondering if having a vitreous detachment predisposes one to get macular degeneration. My other eye has been starting with some flashes of light and such, so I am wondering if the other eye is also starting to detach. Any comments are appreciated.
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but in general i would say NO, having a little "scab" at the macula or having a vitreous detachment probably does not lead to increased incidence of macular degeneration. i could be wrong, though...i am not a retinal specialist.
patients who have had a vitreal detachment in one eye are MUCH, MUCH more likely to have one in their other eye. in fact, it is probable that you will have a vitreal detachment in your other eye at some point.