Occasionally, after a PVD, microbreaks along the surface of the retina allows cells to migrate along the retinal surface. The cells are called glial cells and have the ability to replicate and contract. They often times grow over the macula as a thin transparent sheet that has no visual consequence. In some patients, this sheet of cells contract and distorts the retinal tissue and causes retinal swelling. The distorted macula and swelling results in blurred vision or distorted wavy vision. Treatment requires surgery with a vitrectomy/membrane peel to remove this sheet of cells to restore normal retinal architecture.
Macular Holes
Epiretinal Membranes (Macular Puckers)
Complications of cataract, glaucoma and other ocular surgery
Retinal Vascular Occlusive Disease (retinal artery and retinal vein occlusions)
Ocular trauma
Myopic macular degeneration
Sickle cell retinopathy
Central serous retinopathy
Endophthalmitis (intraocular infections)
Retinitis and chorioretinitis
Uveitis
Hereditary retinal degenerations (i.e., retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt’s disease)
Choroidal nevus and melanoma
No matter how common a clinical condition may be, we approach each patient with the highest level of individual attention, consideration, and evaluation. Our depth of experience and collective expertise allows us to personalize the treatment techniques appropriate for each individual.