WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2026, Jay S. Pepose, MD, PhD, of Pepose Vision Institute, discusses the impact of vitreous opacities.
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Pepose urged anterior segment surgeons not to ignore the vitreous when dealing with patient complaints. He said one example is if patients report vision problems even if they have good high-contrast vision.
“They have complaints that vision seems veiled. It’s dim,” he said. “They see these moving shadows.”
Pepose said specialized testing, including quantitative ultrasound and widefield dynamic scanning laser