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Letter to the Editor
Unusual macular retinal detachment associated with vitreomacular traction syndrome
  1. ERIKO HASHIMOTO,
  2. AKITO HIRAKATA,
  3. KAZUKI HOTTA,
  4. KEI SHINODA,
  5. DAIJIRO MIKI,
  6. TETSUO HIDA
  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
  1. Akito Hirakata, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181, Japan.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.82.3.326a

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    Editor,—Vitreomacular traction syndrome may result in macular pucker, retinal blood vessel avulsion, retinal hole formation, cystoid macular oedema, or traction retinal detachment.1-6 Of these complications, traction retinal detachment is relatively uncommon and has not been well described. We report a case with an unusual convex macular detachment complicated by retinal pigment epithelial disorders caused by vitreomacular traction.

    CASE REPORT

    An 83 year old Japanese man was referred to our clinic for treatment of a retinal detachment in the right eye. The duration of retinal detachment was unknown, but he had been aware of decreasing vision in the right eye for more than 9 months. His medical history was unremarkable except for a cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation in the left eye.

    Ocular examination revealed his corrected visual acuities to be 20/200 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left. Intraocular pressure was 7 mm Hg in both eyes. Slit lamp examination disclosed a cortical cataract …

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