Welcome
If you are here because you suffer from Degenerative Vitreous Syndrome, and you are looking for support and guidance, then we hope that in due course this site will offer you all the resources you need to help deal with the condition on a daily basis, and to make a decision on whether treatment is suitable for you. It may also help you achieve a greater level of support from friends, family and doctors who often do not appreciate the full implications of this potentially disabling vision perception disorder.
Pioneering enzymatic vitreolysis treatment for floaters
A 2007 scientific publication recently came to our attention, "Posterior vitreous detachment and pharmacologic vitreolysis: The New Era of enzymatic vitrectomy". It talked about the use of plasmin, a protease from the patient's own blood, as an adjunct 15 minutes prior to surgical vitrectomy to induce posterior vitreous detachment .
Is there anything positive about PVD floaters?
Vitreous opacities frequently appear with the onset of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). Although floaters can be distressing and it may be hard to see anything positive in the experience, sufferers may find some peace of mind with the knowledge that PVD induced floaters can suggest a reduced likelihood of developing other, significantly more serious, eye conditions. Indeed, the detachment of the vitreous from the retina has been observed to be beneficial in some cases.
DVS and quality of life
In the latest issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Wagle and associates present interesting new information about the negative impact symptomatic degenerative vitreous floaters have on the quality of life of sufferers.
As Sebag notes in his discussion article in the same edition, investigators found that these patients were willing to take an 11% risk of death and a 7% risk of blindness to get rid of symptoms related to floaters.
