Vitreous body and everything about it

The vitreous body has a gel-like structure and fills the eye cavity located between the lens and the retina. It contains 99% water and 1% collagen, as well as hyaluronic acid and other substances. Despite the fact that the minimum amount of hyaluronic acid and collagen is present in the vitreous body, they are extremely important components. Hyaluronic acid provides a gel-like structure of the vitreous, and collagen is its framework.

The vitreous humor is absolutely transparent due to the composition of the molecules and a strictly defined structure. Because of different factors, these molecules are prone to decay into fragments, which entails a qualitative change in the composition of the vitreous. As a result, particles appear in the body that do not possess optical transparency, as a result of which a person sees "floating flies" that are not caused by the destruction of the body. Hemorrhage in the vitreous, and in some cases, and taking medication cause a visual effect, which is similar to what is observed with DST.

Sometimes "flies" can appear due to high blood pressure. In this case, you need to monitor blood pressure, especially when the "flies" appear.

But do not panic if there are "flies", especially if they are very few, and this causes only psychological discomfort. Sometimes people pay attention to them, and sometimes they do not.

Turning to a doctor, do not be surprised if he does not find problems with the vitreous. The size, composition, structure and location of flying "flies" are of considerable importance in the detection of the causes of the phenomenon that worries the patient.

Sometimes, however, rarely, this unpleasant phenomenon can disappear on its own. The turbidity in the vitreous body does not physically disappear, it only passes into an invisible zone. If at the reception the doctor did not find any problem threatening the vision, then treatment is not required, it is just necessary to adapt psychologically to this phenomenon.

Treatment for the destruction of the vitreous body includes several methods.

1. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It is believed that the state of the vitreous can be interrelated with the state of the human body. For example, if there is a disease like diabetes, it needs to be treated. Standard guidelines for maintaining a healthy lifestyle are to maintain a good physical shape and give up all bad habits. If you follow these simple rules, there are all chances that the vitreous will not give you surprises in the form of flying "flies."

2. Use of medicines. At the present time, there are still no such drugs that eliminate "flies" or prevent the emergence of new ones. A large number of manufacturers of dietary supplements and drugs are engaged in speculation on this issue and openly state that their products are effective in the destruction of the vitreous.

3. Laser treatment. With this method of treatment using a neodymium YAG laser, the turbidity fragments are broken into very small particles that will no longer interfere with vision. It is believed that this method is fraught with side effects.

4. Treatment with vitrectomy. In this procedure, the vitreous body is completely or partially removed, respectively, while "flies" are also removed. The body is replaced with a balanced saline solution.

Vitrectomy is a serious surgical intervention that can lead to cataracts, bleeding into the eye cavity or detachment of the retina. Despite its effectiveness, this method is very risky.