{"id":2013,"date":"2024-04-02T21:57:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kinderaugenarzt-zuerich.ch\/glossar\/glaskoerperabhebung\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T19:11:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:11:24","slug":"vitreous-detachment","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/en\/glossar\/vitreous-detachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitreous Detachment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"centered-content\">\n\t<div class=\"centered-content-inner\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-2560-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Illustration der anliegenden Netzhaut im Querschnitt des Auges\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-2560-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-2560-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-2560-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-2560-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-2560-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-2560-1.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><p>The vitreous is a gel-like substance that fills the inside of the eye. In children and young adults, the vitreous is slightly thicker and completely fills the posterior chamber of the eye, lying directly against the retina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"centered-content\">\n\t<div class=\"centered-content-inner\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-abgehoben-2560-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Illustration der Abhebung des Glask\u00f6rpers (Glask\u00f6rperabhebung)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-abgehoben-2560-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-abgehoben-2560-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-abgehoben-2560-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-abgehoben-2560-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-abgehoben-2560-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glaskoerper-abgehoben-2560-1.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><p>Over the course of life, the composition of the vitreous changes, and it begins to separate from the back of the eye (the retina). This natural process occurs more frequently or at an earlier age:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>after cataract surgery<\/li>\n<li>following a blow or trauma<\/li>\n<li>in people with myopia (short-sightedness)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Floater-im-Gesichtsfeld-1-768x443.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Illustration von Glask\u00f6rpertr\u00fcbungen (Mouches Volantes, Floater)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Floater-im-Gesichtsfeld-1-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Floater-im-Gesichtsfeld-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Floater-im-Gesichtsfeld-1-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Floater-im-Gesichtsfeld-1-1536x887.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Floater-im-Gesichtsfeld-1-2048x1182.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Floater-im-Gesichtsfeld-1.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\n<p>At the time of vitreous detachment, <strong>flashes of light<\/strong> (photopsia) and an increased perception of floaters (mouches volantes) may occur.<\/p>\n<p>Although vitreous detachment is a normal physiological event, complications such as retinal tears can occur during the process.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, it is important to have the retina examined during a vitreous detachment so that any retinal tears can be detected and treated before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/en\/glossar\/retinal-detachment\/\">retinal detachment<\/a> develops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vitreous is a gel-like substance that fills the inside of the eye. In children and young adults, the vitreous is slightly thicker and completely fills the posterior chamber of the eye, lying directly against the retina. Over the course of life, the composition of the vitreous changes, and it begins to separate from the 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