Presentation
The observation that a more formed vitreous is present in eyes affected by VMT or MH as observed during pars plana vitrectomy repair by the senior author and the OCT correlation presented in this study support the notion that vitreous degeneration or [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Clinically, paresthesia, sensory ataxia, and sometimes spastic paraplegia are present. The disease is the result of pernicious anemia. vacuolar degeneration Swelling of cells with an increase in the number and size of vacuoles. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
All retinal detachments require emergent ophthalmologic consult. 1 Differentiating between the three conditions often presents a diagnostic quandary because all three may have similar presenting symptoms. [emra.org]
Entire Body System
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Swelling
The disease is the result of pernicious anemia. vacuolar degeneration Swelling of cells with an increase in the number and size of vacuoles. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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Asymptomatic
The condition is usually bilateral and is often asymptomatic although affected persons may complain of seeing sudden flashes of light. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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Inflammation
[…] finding in the brain cells of some patients with Alzheimer's dementia in which the neuronal cytoplasm is partly replaced by cavities that contain particles resembling grit or sand. gray degeneration Degeneration in myelinated nerve tissue due to chronic inflammation [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Eyes
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Retinal Pigmentation
In dry MD, the more common and more benign form, hard and soft drusen accumulate beneath the retinal pigment epithelium. They may cause slowly progressive blurring of central vision or may occasionally and gradually lead to wet MD. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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Central Scotoma
a central scotoma). Peripheral vision is preserved in this disease. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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Photopsia
[…] more common among women. [2] [3] Symptoms [ edit ] Weiss ring: a large, ring shaped floater that is sometimes seen if the vitreous body releases from the back of the eye When this occurs there is a characteristic pattern of symptoms: Flashes of light ( photopsia [en.wikipedia.org]
Skin
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Macula
MD, FACS, FRCOphth, FARVO doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000718 Editorial Author Information Authors Article Metrics Metrics VMR Institute for Vitreous Macula Retina, Huntington Beach, California 2015 by Ophthalmic Communications Society, Inc. [journals.lww.com]
In wet MD, neovascularization intrudes under the retinal pigment epithelium from the choroid, where the new blood vessels may suddenly bleed or leak fluid, distort the normal architecture of the macula, and degrade central visual acuity. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
For each eye, all B-scans through the central macula from both the VMT/MH and control groups were exported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Psychiatrical
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Suggestibility
—We read with interest the recent contribution of Ogura et al, 1 which suggested that vitreous fluorophotometry may assist in studying vitreous degeneration in conditions such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP). [jamanetwork.com]
Prevascular vitreous fissures were connected with cisterns in 44 of the 71 (62%) eyes with cisterns, while the base of the cistern was directly above retinal blood vessels in 38 (54%) eyes, which suggests that the cisterns could be derived from PVF. [insights.ovid.com]
However, this study suggests that progression of vitreous degeneration is not a causative factor in vitreoretinal interface disease but may in fact be preventative. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] floaters will usually become less and less noticeable, and eventually most symptoms will completely disappear. [7] Prompt examination of patients experiencing vitreous humor floaters combined with expeditious treatment of any retinal tears has been suggested [en.wikipedia.org]
[…] performed by a single operator reported 92.3% sensitivity and 98.3% specificity for identifying retinal detachment, 96.2% and 100% for posterior vitreous detachment, and 100% and 100% for vitreous hemorrhage. 8 The study has limitations, but results suggest [emra.org]
Neurologic
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Neglect
However, our understanding of the role of the vitreous body itself in this spectrum of disease has been neglected. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Encephalopathy
[…] grit or sand. gray degeneration Degeneration in myelinated nerve tissue due to chronic inflammation, causing the nerve tissue to turn gray. hepatocerebral degeneration Loss of nerve and supporting cells of the brain from multiple episodes of hepatic encephalopathy [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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Ataxia
Clinically, paresthesia, sensory ataxia, and sometimes spastic paraplegia are present. The disease is the result of pernicious anemia. vacuolar degeneration Swelling of cells with an increase in the number and size of vacuoles. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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Paresthesia
Clinically, paresthesia, sensory ataxia, and sometimes spastic paraplegia are present. The disease is the result of pernicious anemia. vacuolar degeneration Swelling of cells with an increase in the number and size of vacuoles. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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Spastic Paraplegia
Clinically, paresthesia, sensory ataxia, and sometimes spastic paraplegia are present. The disease is the result of pernicious anemia. vacuolar degeneration Swelling of cells with an increase in the number and size of vacuoles. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Workup
Colonoscopy
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Polyps
Nissl degeneration See: Nissl, Franz pigmentary degeneration Degeneration in which affected cells develop an abnormal color. polypoid degeneration Formation of polyp-like growths on mucous membranes. secondary degeneration Wallerian degeneration. senile [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Visual Field Test
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Central Scotoma
a central scotoma). Peripheral vision is preserved in this disease. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Other Pathologies
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Granulovacuolar Degeneration
degeneration A pathological finding in the brain cells of some patients with Alzheimer's dementia in which the neuronal cytoplasm is partly replaced by cavities that contain particles resembling grit or sand. gray degeneration Degeneration in myelinated [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Treatment
However, this form of treatment is complicated by a high rate of recurrence and some immediate visual loss in a scotoma. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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The implications of this theory may alter the way we think about not only the pathogenesis but also future treatment paradigms of VMT-MH spectrum disorders. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
In these cases, additional imaging such as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) or ocular ultrasound are used. [6] Treatment [ edit ] Therapy is not required or indicated in posterior vitreous detachment, unless there are associated retinal tears, which [en.wikipedia.org]
Etiology
C.. 2010 Oxygen distribution in the human eye: relevance to the etiology of open-angle glaucoma after vitrectomy. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 51, 5731–5738.doi: 10.1167/iovs.10-5666 ( doi:10.1167/iovs.10-5666 ). [royalsocietypublishing.org]
Prevention
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However, this study suggests that progression of vitreous degeneration is not a causative factor in vitreoretinal interface disease but may in fact be preventative. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] less noticeable, and eventually most symptoms will completely disappear. [7] Prompt examination of patients experiencing vitreous humor floaters combined with expeditious treatment of any retinal tears has been suggested as the most effective means of preventing [en.wikipedia.org]
We suggest that maintaining low pO 2 around the lens should prevent the formation of nuclear cataracts. References 1 Kuszak J. R., Zoltoski R. K.& Tiedemann C. E.. 2004 Development of lens sutures. Int. J. Dev. [royalsocietypublishing.org]