Tulip, actually the vitreous can detach and often does. I can vouch from my own experience on this. While Snap may want to press her doc for closer monitoring during the six weeks it generally takes for the vitreous to fully detach, the diagnosis itself does not strike me as unusual. And I say that as someone who has a number of eye issues and has had any number of exams for retinal related concerns.
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