{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "posterior-vitreous-detachment",
  "name": "Posterior vitreous detachment",
  "category": "acute",
  "sources": "ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class FD99.04 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care · Posterior Vitreous Detachment - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563273/",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 1450,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Recognition & Referral)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "Posterior vitreous detachment presents with acute onset of floaters or photopsia (flashes). A GP cannot reliably distinguish benign posterior vitreous detachment from an acute retinal tear or detachment on bedside examination; all patients with acute-onset symptoms must undergo same-day dilated ophthalmoscopic examination by an ophthalmologist. Instruct the patient to seek emergency care immediately if a dark curtain, shadow, or peripheral vision loss develops.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "Posterior vitreous detachment presents with acute onset of floaters or photopsia (flashes). A GP cannot reliably distinguish benign posterior vitreous detachment from an acute retinal tear or detachment on bedside examination; all patients with acute-onset symptoms must undergo same-day dilated ophthalmoscopic examination by an ophthalmologist. Instruct the patient to seek emergency care immediately if a dark curtain, shadow, or peripheral vision loss develops.",
      "cautions": [
        "Sudden shower of new floaters with flashes of light, or a curtain/shadow over part of vision — needs same-day ophthalmology assessment to rule out retinal tear or detachment.",
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "posterior-vitreous-detachment"
    }
  ]
}