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Do Vitreous Floaters Predict Retinal Detachment? Retrospective Cohort Study in Primary Care

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By Bart van Zon, Marcia Spoelder, Hans J. Peters
| Annals of Family Medicine Verified
Abstract PURPOSE Vitreous floaters are often considered harmless. However, floaters might be the first and only alarm symptom for a retinal tear or early retinal detachment (RD). Data from ophthalmology practices show that experiencing new-onset floaters is more strongly associated with retinal tears than experiencing flashes, but these associations have not been studied in primary care. We aimed to calculate the absolute risk (AR) and relative risk (RR) of floaters for RD in primary care.
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