A recent study published in International Ophthalmology analyzed publications on vitreous and floaters from 1999 to 2023, concluding that “the annual number of publications and citations in the world dramatically increased” and that “The efficacy and safety of management for vitreous floaters turned out to...
The 4th annual meeting of FujiRetina was held in Toranomon Hills, Tokyo from March 28-30, 2025 where two special lectures were featured. One designated as “Invited Lecture”, was delivered by Dr. Sebag, entitled “Vitreous and Vision Degrading Myodesopsia from Vitreous Floaters”....
The International Society for Optics and Photonics, known as SPIE ( https://spie.org/ ), annually brings together engineers, scientists, students, and business professionals to advance light-based science and technology. This is a domain that is critical for the health and well-being of the eye. This year...
On October 22, 2024 Dr. Sebag lectured at the annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons, held this year in San Francisco. The results of limited vitrectomy in 289 cases of Vision Degrading Myodesopsia (clinically significant vitreous floaters) showed excellent efficacy with significantly decreased...
Dr. Sebag presented a lecture on Limited Vitrectomy for Vision Degrading Myodesopsia from Vitreous Floaters. The lecture described the origin(s) of floaters, the clinical tests performed to diagnose advanced cases (called Vision Degrading Myodesopsia), and the successful results obtained with limited vitrectomy surgery. The data...
Dr. Sebag presented a lecture at ARVO Imaging Conference on May 4 entitled “Quantitative Ultrasonography of Vitreous to Image the Invisible”. On May 7, Dr. Sebag presented a lecture in the Vitreo-Retinal Surgery session on Asteroid Hyalosis....
Floaters arise from the vitreous body, the gel that fills the center of the eye. Myopia is the clinical term for near-sightedness that is due to abnormal elongation of the eye. A common reason to perform vitrectomy (surgery to remove the gel in the center of...
To date, most doctors considered ‘floaters’ to be little more than nuisances. However, recent studies have shown that there can be severe effects on vision, specifically the ability to discern shades of gray, which is an important component of vision. This condition has been named...
Dr. Gui had the distinct privilege of virtually presenting his research about wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on September 21-22, 2020 at the annual Retina Society meeting. Dr. Gui and colleagues found that in their study population, an increased injection frequency of anti-vascular endothelial growth...