Vitreous floaters – etiology, diagnostics and treatment
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چکیده
Vitreous floaters are one of the most common complain ophthalmological patients. The aetiology includes pathological process (vitreous haemorrhages, injuries, diabetics or uveitis) and also natural age-related changes in vitreous body. Diagnosis treatment depends on severity symptoms. Process posterior detachment requires particularly careful monitoring, because potential complications such as retinal tears detachment. Supplementation with anti-glycation antioxidant substances allows to reduce complains patients floaters.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ophtha Therapy
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2543-9987', '2353-7175']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.ot.290623.5