Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho

I suffered PVD just over a year ago. No impacts at all. PVD is age related for most people. My brother suffered bilateral PVD in his mid 50s with no cause other than age and maybe genetics.

When my PVD happened, I raced to the ER. The doc did a very thorough assessment to determine if he needed to refer me to the weekend on-call ophthalmologist for a retinal detachment. That was not the case. I was referred to an optometrist who did an assessment and followed me for 3 months.

It has been over a year and nothing changed. I still have a bird's nest of fuzzy squiggly lines in my right eye. They have faded a bit but my brain has also learned to look past them.

If all you see are those squiggly lines when you turn your eyes and they sort of lag then catch up to eye movement, that is the viscous vitreous. If spots do not lag and are in exactly the same spot all the time and especially if they are brown and blotchy, that is a retinal issue. The doctor released you because you exceeded the statistical time when a retinal issue would have manifest.

Relax and learn to look past the squigglies.

Maybe Atticus will see this and respond. He is an eye specialist.