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Macular Pucker and Vitreomacular Traction

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Idiopathic epiretinal membrane formation in the macula is also stimulated by posterior vitreous detachment, giving the clinical entities of macular pucker or cellophane ­maculopathy. It is postulated that the PVD damages the internal limiting membrane stimulating microglial cells proliferation and fibrosis (Messmer et al. 1998; Snead et al. 2004). Myofibroblastic activity may be present (De Juan et al. 1985) and may be commoner in younger patients (Smiddy et al. 1992).

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Williamson, T.H. (2013). Macular Pucker and Vitreomacular Traction. In: Vitreoretinal Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31872-6_10

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