title: Vitreous cortex splitting in cases of vitreomacular traction syndrome.
abstract: The authors report four cases of vitreomacular traction syndrome with splitting of the posterior vitreous cortex. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was performed consecutively in 35 patients with vitreomacular traction syndrome between June 2007 and February 2011. SD-OCT showed perifoveal posterior vitreous detachment with splitting of the posterior vitreous cortex in 4 of 35 eyes (at the fovea in 1 eye and the perifovea in 3 eyes). The separated cortex of the posterior lamella adhered to the retina in all 4 eyes. The posterior vitreous cortex may split at the macular area in cases of vitreomacular traction syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University, School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan. itakurah@med.gunma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itakura
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013577:Syndrome; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods; D020255:Vitreous Detachment / Q000473:pathology*