Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) occurs when the vitreous—a gel-like fluid in the eye—detaches from the retina. This results in eye floaters and ...

A vitrectomy is an ocular procedure aimed at extracting vitreous humour from the eye and substituting it with an alternative solution. The vitreous is a gel-like substance that fills the middle of ...