Surgeon experience affects choice of intervention for symptomatic floaters

Vitreoretinal surgeons may be more likely to intervene for symptomatic floaters if they have performed pars plana vitrectomy for floaters in the past and perform more vitrectomies each year, according to a study.Symptomatic floaters can interfere with daily functioning and affect patients’ quality of life. Either Nd:YAG vitreolysis or pars plana vitrectomy can be performed to treat this problem, but there is controversy whether retina specialists should proceed with surgical intervention in otherwise healthy eyes.