title: Vitrectomy techniques in treatment of macular pucker following retinal reattachment surgery.
abstract: Vitrectomy techniques to remove epiretinal membranes causing macular pucker and reduced vision were used to treat 11 consecutive eyes with macular pucker after otherwise-successful retinal reattachment surgery. A technically successful result with visual improvement was achieved in each case. An iatrogenic retinal tear occurred in eye, and recurrent retinal detachment requiring an additional operation occurred postoperatively in 2 eyes. Despite such risks, and the fact that the best postoperative acuity achieved was 20/40, the use of vitrectomy methods in removal of epiretinal membranes in selected cases of macular pucker can provide significant improvement in vision.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*