You're right about floaters
That is a major reason for retina detachment for sure. Vitreous syneresis is the official word for shrinking virtuous gel, and from what I've read, there's really no way of reversing it. To eliminate floaters, they've developed laser techniques that can obliterate them, but that ultimately depends on their location within the eye (i.e. if they're accessible).
According to the article
found here, "the vitreous body cannot regenerate, so the vitreous cavity must be filled with suitable vitreous substitutes that keep the retina in place".
The vitreous body cannot regenerate, so the vitreous cavity must be filled with suitable vitreous substitutes that keep the retina in place and prevent insertion of prosthesis after enucleation of the eye. Vitreous substitutes are one of the most interesting and challenging topics of research in ophthalmology[2]. Although the several vitreous substitutes available include inert gas, silicone oil, heavy silicone oil, and hydrogels, to date, octafluoropropane (C3F8) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) are the most commonly used in clinics[2]. These gases are spontaneously absorbed in 6 to 80d and then are replaced by aqueous humor most possibly complicated with lens opacification and high intraocular pressure (IOP)[5].
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