Editing Floater (section)

=== Retinal detachment ===
As a complication of Vitreous detachment, part of the retina might be torn off by the departing vitreous membrane causing a [[retinal detachment]]. A retinal tear may also allow fluid to leak behind the retina, causing it to detach. This will often leak blood into the vitreous, which is seen by the patient as a sudden appearance of numerous small black dots or ribbons moving across the field of vision. Sometimes a gray curtain may appear to partially block vision in one eye. Retinal detachment requires immediate medical attention,<ref name="Alila Medical Media-2020" /> as it can easily cause [[blindness]]. Consequently, both the appearance of flashes and the sudden onset of numerous small floaters should be rapidly investigated by an eye care provider, preferably a retinal ophthalmologist.<ref name=det>{{cite web| title =Flashes and Floaters (Posterior Vitreous Detachment)| publisher= St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute| url =http://www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/floaters.html| access-date =2008-02-01| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100502083133/http://www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/Floaters.html| archive-date =2010-05-02}}</ref>