Objective: To describe features of vitreomacular traction syndrome (VMT) on three-dimensional (3D) spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT).
Methods: Eighteen eyes of 18 patients with VMT were diagnosed by SD OCT. SD OCT images were obtained and retrospectively analyzed. These VMT cases were defined as focal type or broad type by the region of the vitreous attachment to the macula. The relationship between the logMAR best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and the retinal thickness of macular fovea was evaluated by linear regression analysis.
Results: SD OCT provided detailed 3D images of VMT and revealed information about the extent of vitreomacular traction. Focal VMT was seen in 14 eyes. Broad VMT was seen in four eyes. Eight cases had concurrent epiretinal membrane in the areas surrounding the fovea. Two cases had concurrent full thickness macular hole and two cases had concurrent lamellar macular hole. LogMAR BCVA correlated with the retinal thickness of macular fovea (r = 0.616, P = 0.007, linear regression analysis).
Conclusions: SD OCT allows good visualization of the architectural morphology of the vitreous and retina in vitreomacular traction syndrome. It is useful and irreplaceable for the diagnosis and follow-up of VMT.
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Retina
December 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Akita University, 44-2 Hasunuma, Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Purpose: This study investigated the clinical features and surgical outcomes of full-thickness macular holes (FTMHs) without focal vitreomacular traction (VMT) and discusses possible underlying mechanisms.
Methods: This was a retrospective observational study included patients aged 18 years or older with stage 2 FTMHs who underwent pars plana vitrectomy at three hospitals between December 2016 and March 2024. Patients diagnosed without focal VMT in the macula were classified as VMT- and those with focal VMT were classified as VMT+.
Surv Ophthalmol
November 2024
King's Ophthalmology Research Unit (KORU), King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, United Kingdom.
Eye (Lond)
November 2024
Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey.
Purpose: To investigate the effect of vitreomacular traction (VMT) on vitreous vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and placental growth factor (PlGF) levels in patients with active neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
Design: A prospective, interventional, case-control study.
Methods: The study included a total of 70 patients from whom vitreous samples were obtained.
Diagnostics (Basel)
October 2024
Department of Sense Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Objectives: Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of macular complications detected by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in a large Caucasian cohort of RP patients, highlight the major alterations in chorioretinal structure, and compare the macular structural changes in eyes affected by retinal dystrophies with those in healthy controls.
Methods: This was an observational, retrospective, and cross-sectional study. Three hundred and seven patients with RP were consecutively enrolled and underwent clinical assessment.
Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol
October 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
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