Idiopathic vitreomacular traction and macular hole: a comprehensive review of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment

DHW Steel, AJ Lotery - Eye, 2013 - nature.com
Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a common phenomenon in the aging eye. However,
this may be complicated by persistent symptomatic vitreomacular adhesions that exert …

Optimal management of idiopathic macular holes

HA Madi, I Masri, DH Steel - Clinical ophthalmology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This review evaluates the current surgical options for the management of idiopathic macular
holes (IMHs), including vitrectomy, ocriplasmin (OCP), and expansile gas use, and …

Novel perspectives on swept-source optical coherence tomography

F Lavinsky, D Lavinsky - International journal of retina and vitreous, 2016 - Springer
Technologies for multimodal digital imaging of vitreoretinal diseases have improved the
accuracy of diagnosis and the depth of the knowledge of the mechanisms of disease and …

The vitreous, the retinal interface in ocular health and disease

MD De Smet, AM Gad Elkareem, AH Zwinderman - Ophthalmologica, 2013 - karger.com
The vitreous is a complex structure whose composition and appearance change with age.
Anomalous adhesions between the posterior vitreous face and the retinal surface are the …

Pathogenesis and management of macular hole: review of current advances

G Bikbova, T Oshitari, T Baba… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Macular hole has been believed to be a disorder of vitreomacular interface, which forms as a
result of abnormal vitreous traction from incomplete vitreous detachment. However, our …

Clinical course of vitreomacular adhesion managed by initial observation

VJ John, HW Flynn Jr, WE Smiddy, A Carver… - Retina, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the clinical course of patients with
idiopathic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). Methods: A noncomparative case series of …

Enhanced vitreous imaging in healthy eyes using swept source optical coherence tomography

JJ Liu, AJ Witkin, M Adhi, I Grulkowski, MF Kraus… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To describe enhanced vitreous imaging for visualization of anatomic features and
microstructures within the posterior vitreous and vitreoretinal interface in healthy eyes using …

Effect of the macular shape on hole findings in idiopathic macular hole differs depending on the stage of the macular hole

H Terasaki, T Yamashita, R Funatsu, S Nomoto… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between macular shape and idiopathic
macular hole (MH) findings using an objective method. We present retrospective …

Retinal changes induced by epiretinal tangential forces

MR Romano, C Comune, M Ferrara… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Two kinds of forces are active in vitreoretinal traction diseases: tangential and anterior‐
posterior forces. However, tangential forces are less characterized and classified in literature …

The vitreomacular interface in diabetic retinopathy

D Agarwal, R Gelman, C Prospero Ponce… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading health concern and a major cause of blindness. DR
can be complicated by scar tissue formation, macular edema, and tractional retinal …