Retinal Detachment - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina. - Pulling can cause tears in the retina (10-15% of the time) (Hollands 2009) - Tear allows liquefied vitreous leaks in, causing the retina to separate from the retinal pigment epithelium (33-46% of the time) (Hollands 2009) #Clinical #Ophthalmology #Fundoscopy #Retinal #Detachment
