title: Ten Years of Severe Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome without Functional Damage Demonstrated by Optical Coherence Tomography.
abstract: Introduction. To describe anatomical and functional features in one patient with 10 years of severe vitreomacular traction syndrome (VTS) without functional damage demonstrated by optical coherence tomography (OCT). Patient and Methods. One patient with a history of 10 years VTS, with best-corrected visual acuity of 20/32, was followed up with OCT. Follow-up examinations, 3 months for the first year after diagnosis and every 6 months for the subsequent years, were performed. Results. Follow-up examinations showed no change anatomically and functionally. Far and near visual acuity was unchanged. OCT by Heidelberg Spectralis did not evidence differences from Stratus OCT images. Conclusion. VTS can be stable anatomically and functionally for 10 years. OCT is a valuable diagnostic tool in understanding the configuration of vitreomacular adhesion, followup, and eventually planning the surgical approach for operating on VTS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reibaldi
authors.forename: Teresio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Avitabile
authors.forename: Maurizio Giacinto
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Uva
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Occhipinti
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toro
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zagari
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo