YAG Vitreolysis for Floaters

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Symptoms of floaters that correlate to the presence of a posterior vitreous detachment for at least 6 months 2. Documented posterior vitreous detachment on clinical examination, OCT, and B scan 3. Self-rating of visual disturbance by the floaters must be at least 4 on a 0-10 scale, with 0 being no symptoms to 10 being debilitating symptoms. 4. Symptomatic Weiss ring (PVD) must be at least 3 mm away from the retina and 5 mm from the posterior lens capsule of the crystalline lens, as measured on B-scan. For pseudophakic patients, there is no minimum required distance from the intraocular lens. 5. Able to position for the YAG laser procedure. 6. Accept the risks of YAG laser including but not limited to retinal detachment, intraocular hemorrhage, retinal damage, cataract formation, optic nerve damage, inflammation, and irreversible loss of vision. 7. Willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures 8. If the patient has two symptomatic eyes, only one eye can be randomized and included in the study. 9. Provide signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Snellen best corrected visual acuity worse than 20/50 in the fellow eye 2. History of retinal tear, retinal detachment, or uveitis in the study eye 3. History of diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, retinal vein occlusion, or aphakia in the study eye 4. History of glaucoma or high intraocular pressure defined as having a history of glaucoma surgery or currently taking two or more topical glaucoma medications in the study eye