Editing Retinal detachment (section)

=== Risk Factors Related to Posterior Vitreous Detachment ===
Factors that increase the likelihood of posterior vitreous detachment and therefore, retinal detachment, include:

* '''Age:''' The vitreous liquefies as a normal part of aging, increasing the risk for subsequent detachment.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite journal |last1=Flaxel |first1=Christina J. |last2=Adelman |first2=Ron A. |last3=Bailey |first3=Steven T. |last4=Fawzi |first4=Amani |last5=Lim |first5=Jennifer I. |last6=Vemulakonda |first6=G. Atma |last7=Ying |first7=Gui-shuang |date=January 2020 |title=Posterior Vitreous Detachment, Retinal Breaks, and Lattice Degeneration Preferred Practice Pattern® |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.09.027 |journal=Ophthalmology |volume=127 |issue=1 |pages=P146–P181 |doi=10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.09.027 |pmid=31757500 |issn=0161-6420}}</ref> 
* '''[[Myopia]] (nearsightedness):''' Individuals with myopia have a longer axial length of the eyeball, which increases their risk of developing posterior vitreous detachment.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":10" />
* '''Trauma:''' Blunt and penetrating trauma to the eye can disrupt the vitreous, leading to posterior vitreous detachment.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":10" />
* '''[[Cataract surgery]]:''' Previous cataract surgery, particularly when associated with vitreous loss, is linked to shifts in the vitreous, increasing the risk of posterior vitreous detachment.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite book |title=Ryan's Retina. Volume 3 / editor-in-chief SriniVas R. Sadda, MD (Professor of Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA) |date=2023 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-0-323-72213-1 |editor-last=Sadda |editor-first=SriniVas R. |edition=Seventh |location=London New York Oxford Philadelphia St Louis Sydney |editor-last2=Wilkinson |editor-first2=Charles P. |editor-last3=Wiedemann |editor-first3=Peter |editor-last4=Schachat |editor-first4=Andrew P.}}</ref>
* '''Inflammation:''' Inflammatory eye conditions, such as [[uveitis]], are associated with an increased risk of posterior vitreous detachment.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":6" />