What is vitreous degeneration?

Vitreous is the gel-like substance located behind the lens that fills the inside of the eye. With aging, the vitreous slowly deteriorates, and can pull on the retinal surface and may lead to detachment.

How do members experience vitreous degeneration?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with vitreous degeneration*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for vitreous degeneration*

Who has vitreous degeneration on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 2
40s 2
50s 4
60s 1
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 9

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What is vitreous degeneration?

Vitreous is the gel-like substance located behind the lens that fills the inside of the eye. With aging, the vitreous slowly deteriorates, and can pull on the retinal surface and may lead to detachment.



Common symptoms reported by people with vitreous degeneration

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for vitreous degeneration

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Compare treatments taken by people with vitreous degeneration

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have vitreous degeneration through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with vitreous degeneration? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has vitreous degeneration on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 7 say vitreous degeneration is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 2
40s 2
50s 4
60s 1
70+ 0
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 9

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 2
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from vitreous degeneration patients who have completed their condition history
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