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Vitreous detachment a good thing?

Vitreous detachment a good thing?

Does anyone know if a detached vitreous lessens the risk of retinal detachment?  I've been told it does.

Thanks in advance for any comments
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In the short term it increases the risk of acute retinal detachement with a new posterior vitreous detachment.  But once the vitreous has completely separated and a few months have passed by, then theoretically your risk of a retinal detachment should be less.  In other words, a great many retinal detachments occur with the acute posterior vitreous detachment.

Michael Kutryb, MD
Kutryb Eye Institute
Titusville, FL
Edgewater, FL
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