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Br J Ophthalmol 84:1264-1268 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.11.1264
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Acute posterior vitreous detachment: the predictive value of vitreous pigment and symptomatology

Table 3

Presenting symptoms in patients from the retinal detachment series

Field or visual loss preceded by flashes
or floaters
Field or visual loss with simultaneous flashes or floaters Field or visual
loss alone
Floaters only Flashes only Floaters
and flashes
Asymptomatic
No of eyes (total = 115) 59 (51.3%) 24 (20.9%) 22 (19.1%) 4 (3.4%) 3 (2.6%) 1 (0.8%) 2 (1.7%)
  • Percentages given to one decimal place.

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