The vitreous in retinal arterial occlusions.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate whether retinal arterial occlusion induces posterior vitreous detachment (PVD).


METHODS
Vitreous condition was studied retrospectively and examined on biomicroscopy in 52 eyes with retinal arterial occlusion; 50 fellow eyes served as controls.


RESULTS
Of 52 eyes with retinal arterial occlusion 27 (52%) had PVD; 25 (50%) of the 50 control eyes had PVD. There was no significant difference between the two groups in prevalence of PVD. Of the 41 patients observed for more than 1 year, PVD developed in 2 (5%) patients from each group.


CONCLUSIONS
Our findings strongly suggest that retinal arterial occlusion does not influence the development of PVD clinically.
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Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology*