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  • Title: Surgical results in the vitreomacular traction syndrome.
    Author: McDonald HR, Johnson RN, Schatz H.
    Journal: Ophthalmology; 1994 Aug; 101(8):1397-402; discussion 1403. PubMed ID: 8058284.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: The vitreomacular traction syndrome is a distinct clinical entity in which partial posterior vitreous detachment is present in combination with persistent macular adherence, causing traction-induced visual deficit. The authors evaluate the results of vitreous surgery for this syndrome. METHODS: The authors reviewed 20 consecutive eyes that underwent vitrectomy and posterior hyaloid/epiretinal membrane stripping to better define the clinical features, visual results, and complications of surgery for the vitreomacular traction syndrome. FINDINGS: Eyes were categorized anatomically as having either "classic" vitreomacular traction syndrome (8 [40%] eyes had 360 degrees midperipheral vitreous detachment) or "variable" vitreomacular traction syndrome (12 [60%] eyes had a variety of midperipheral areas of vitreous separation). Release of vitreomacular traction resulted in improvement in vision of two or more lines in 15 (75%) eyes, with 8 (40%) obtaining 20/50 visual acuity or better. All eyes were followed for at least 6 months. Complications of vitreous surgery included progression of nuclear sclerosis (83% of phakic eyes), epiretinal membrane formation (40%), and retinal breaks (20%). CONCLUSION: The vitreomacular traction syndrome represents a wide spectrum of vitreoretinal anatomic configurations that can produce visual deficit. Vitrectomy surgery to release macular traction may improve visual acuity.
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