[Spontaneous resolution of vitreomacular traction syndrome].
Incomplete posterior vitreous detachment may lead to anterior posterior and tangential traction to the macula. At the location of the attachment, a cystoid retinal degeneration develops. The causative therapy in such cases is a pars plana vitrectomy (ppV) to release the vitreomacular traction. Only a few cases of spontaneous resolution of traction macular edema are described in the literature. Long-standing macular edema may damage the photoreceptors; therefore, ppV should be planned because only about 10% of cases of vitreomacular traction syndrome resolve spontaneously.
Weinand
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Giessen, Deutschland. Frank.Weinand@uni-giessen.de
Jung
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Becker
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Pavlovic
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis*