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| OPHTHALMIC IMAGE |
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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 869 |
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The rare eye-catching floating floaters in the vitreous
Sunanda Nandi
Fellow, Department of Pediatric, Strabismus and Neuroophthalmology, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh, India
| Date of Web Publication | 16-Jul-2022 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sunanda Nandi
LV Prasad Eye Institute, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_113_22
How to cite this article:
Nandi S. The rare eye-catching floating floaters in the vitreous. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022;2:869 |
A 40-year-old female presented with the chief complaint of floaters. BCVA in both eyes were 20/20. Undilated anterior segment finding was unremarkable. After dilatation a mobile cyst like structure was seen in the anterior vitreous. Additional testing helped rule out infection, cysticercosis, and malignant growth. Past ocular history was unremarkable as seen in [Figure 1]. A diagnosis of benign cyst was made, and after offering surgery, the patient elected for observation. | Figure 1: Anterior vitreous cyst with pigmentation. The cyst was round to oval in shape and was seen to be moving around in the vitreous cavity with the movement of the eyeball
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Vitreous cysts may be congenital or arise from trauma and inflammatory conditions such as toxoplasmosis[1] or intermediate uveitis.[2] They may also occur in degenerative myopia or following retinal detachment repair.[3] Therefore, a close watch is necessary to avoid any untoward event.
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| 3. | Tuncer S, Bayramoglu S. Pigmented free-floating vitreous cyst in a patient with high myopia and uveal coloboma simulating choroidal melanoma. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2011;42:e49-52. |
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