Prognostic value of vitreous biomicroscopic evaluation in eyes with macular pucker

ABSTRACT

The vitreous in 43 eyes with macular pucker after retinal detachment surgery was studied using the El Bayadi- Kajiura preset lens mounted on a slit lamp. The posterior vitreous was found to be attached in one eye [2%] completely in 29 eves [68%] and partially detached, with residual vitreoretinal adhesion in disc- macula area, in 13 eyes [30%] Eyes with macular pucker and partial posterior vitreous detachment had a significantly higher [P 0.05] incidence of refractive errors of less than or equal to-4 diopters, a higher incidence of dye leakage in the macular area by fluorescein angiography, a shorter time- lapse between retinal detachment surgery and development of macular pucker, and a worse visual outcome than did eyes with complete posterior vitreous detachment