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Original Research

Posterior vitreous detachment – prevalence of and risk factors for retinal tears

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Pages 1689-1695 | Published online: 18 Sep 2017

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Table 1 Demographics of all patients diagnosed with vitreous detachment, retinal tears, or vitreous hemorrhage at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital during a 3-month period in 2009

Table 2 Clinical characteristics in patients with vitreous detachment-related symptoms and possible predictors for retinal tears

Figure 1 Duration of symptoms of vitreous detachment for patients with and without retinal tears prior to consulting an ophthalmologist.

Notes: Duration of symptoms of vitreous detachment is given in days including 315 patients without and 106 patients with retinal tears. All subjects were examined at the Department of Ophthalmology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital between February and July 2009.
Figure 1 Duration of symptoms of vitreous detachment for patients with and without retinal tears prior to consulting an ophthalmologist.