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Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2d
Cross-sectionalGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026

Clinical characteristics and treatment willingness of outpatients with vitreous floaters: a real-world study in China.

Jiarui Li, Kityee Ng, J Sebag … Yi Sun
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OphthalmologyCross-sectional

Most floater patients with normal fundus wanted treatment for their symptoms

Clinical characteristics and treatment willingness of outpatients with vitreous floaters: a real-world study in China.

Jiarui Li … Yi Sun
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
Purpose

Vision Degrading Myodesopsia from vitreous floaters is underappreciated as a disease.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on outpatients with the chief complaint of floaters between 2022 and 2025.

n = 589 phakic patients
91.7%
Results
91.7%
most patients with a normal eye exam still wanted treatment for their floaters
n = 589 phakic patients
More results

Females (65.2% of the study population) were older (48.9 ± 13.4 years) than males (43.8 ± 14.9 years) (P < 0.001).

Myopia (median refraction - 5.00D; range: -0.50D to -14.00D) was present in 231/589 (39.2%), and myopic patients were younger (38.9 ± 12.0 years) than non-myopic patients (52.4 ± 12.8 years; P < 0.001).

More results

Myopia prevalence was lower in females (34.9%) than males (47.3%) (P = 0.003), and lower in unilateral (35.2%) than bilateral cases (48.9%) (P = 0.002).

The fundus was normal in 420/589 (71.3%).

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

In real-world China, outpatients with vitreous floaters are primarily young and myopic, with bilateral symptoms.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

The high willingness to undergo treatment underscores the unmet need for safe and effective therapies for vitreous floaters in China.

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