A vitreous detachment is a condition in which a part of the eye called the vitreous shrinks and separates from the retina.The vitreous is a gel-like substance that fills the inside of the eye ball. The retina is a light-sensitive area at the back of the eye. vitreous detachment is a common condition that usually affects people over age 50. People who are nearsighted are at increased risk for vitreous detachment earlier in life.
Length: Short stories typically range from 1,600 to 20,000 words. Although authors and critics have debated the length of the short story throughout literary history, most agree on a minimum of 1,600 and a maximum of 20,000 words.
Novels are another example of fictional prose and are much longer than short stories. Some short stories, however, can be quite long. If a a short story is a long one, say fifty to one hundred pages, we call it a novella. American literature contains some of the world's best examples of the short story. Readers around the world enjoy the finely crafted stories of American writers such as O. Henry, Stephen Crane, Jack London, Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe.