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Floaters and Flashes

Assessment of visual disturbances and risk of retinal detachment.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Ophthalmology
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Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Retinal detachment
National
Floaters & Flashes (Remedy BNSSG ICB Guideline)
Local
Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Consensus Statements: Floaters and Flashes
Local
Preferred Practice Pattern: Posterior Vitreous Detachment, Retinal Breaks, and Lattice Degeneration (AAO 2020)
Local
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Eye Injuries and Emergencies in the Wilderness
Local