Vitreoretinal traction maculopathy caused by retinal diseases.
OBJECTIVE
To study the morphological findings of vitreoretinal traction maculopathy caused by retinal vascular diseases and their changes after vitrectomy.


METHODS
Optical coherence tomographic images of 13 eyes of 12 cases were evaluated before and after vitrectomy.


RESULTS
The tractional force appeared to be mainly tangential with a possible anterior vector in 11 eyes, and mainly in the anterior direction in 2 eyes. After surgery, the increased foveal thickness decreased markedly in all eyes, and visual acuity improved in 8 eyes.


CONCLUSIONS
Preoperative optical coherence tomographic examination can reveal the fine structure of vitreoretinal separations and adherences caused by retinal vascular diseases. These observations permitted better surgical planning and results.
Asami
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Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Terasaki
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Hirose
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Suzuki
T
T
Horio
N
N
Miyake
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007368:Interferometry / Q000379:methods; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D013016:Sound; D013577:Syndrome; D014054:Tomography; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery