Prevalence and risk factors of posterior vitreous detachment in a Chinese adult population: the Handan eye study

Background To describe the prevalence and associations of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) in a rural adult Chinese population. Methods All eligible subjects were requested to carry out a comprehensive eye examination; PVD was a pre-specified outcome variable and was determined via biomicroscopical examination (slit-lamp biomicroscopy) with a +90-D preset lens after mydriasis. Prevalence was standardized to China population census (2000). Results 5890 (86.2%) subjects completed the examination of slit-lamp biomicroscopy with a +90-D lens. PVD was present in 160 participants (2.7%); the standardized prevalence was 2.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6-2.3%). PVD developed increasingly with age (P for trend Conclusions About one in fifty people is found to have PVD in this population-based study. Age and female are independently associated with PVD occurrence.