Author/Editor		Lumi, Xhevat; Hawlina, Marko; Glavač, Damjan; Facskó, Andrea; Moe, Morten C.; Kaarniranta, Kai; Petrovski, Goran
Title		Ageing of the vitreous: from acute onset floaters and flashes to retinal detachment
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 21
Publication year		2015
Volume		str. 71-77
ISSN		1568-1637 - Ageing research reviews
Language		eng
Abstract		Floaters and flashes are most commonly symptoms of age-related degenerative changes in the vitreous body and posterior vitreous detachment. The etiology and pathogenesis of floaters% formation is still not well understood. Patients with acute-onset floaters, flashes and defects in their visual field, represent a medical emergency with the need for same day referral to an ophthalmologist. Indirect ophthalmoscopy with scleral indentation is needed in order to find possible retinal break(s), on-time treatment and prevention of retinal detachment. The molecular and genetic pathogenesis, as well as the epidemiology of the ageing changes of the vitreous is summarized here, with view on the several treatment modalities in relation to their success rate and side-effects.
Keywords		ageing of the vitreous acute-onset floaters flashes photopsia posterior vitreous detachment retinal detachment