Ocular Conditions Associated With Posterior Vitreous Detachment in Young Patients

Abstract

To investigate the ocular conditions associated with posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) in young patients. The vitreous conditions of 861 patients younger than 30 years were studied retrospectively and examined biomicroscopically. In the first and second decades of life, retinitis pigmentosa, nondiabetic retinal vascular disorders, and a history of ocular contusion were most commonly associated with PVD. In the third decade of life, proliferative diabetic retinopathy was overwhelmingly the condition most commonly associated with PVD. This study delineated the ocular pathologic conditions associated with PVD in young patients. These findings may be useful in the management of PVD in patients younger than 30 years.