In older patients undergoing surgery, preoperative macular thickness may be a marker for vulnerability to developing postoperative delirium.

A macular hole that occurs after vitreous detachment also may require surgery. Unless the vision change is severe, macular pucker does not usually require further treatment. However, in extreme cases, ...

While we do have specific techniques that have been successful in our own experience, it is the concept of combined surgery that we wish to stress. Surgeon preferences and surgical techniques are ...

By Jessica Alpert I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting some of my stitches, spitting them out like rotten food. “It should heal on ...

The three main types of juvenile macular degeneration (JMD) include Stargardt disease, X-linked retinoschisis, and Best disease. These result from gene mutations. Early treatment may help preserve ...

Very little is known about the connection between macular degeneration and cannabis ... about any cannabis use if you undergo any surgery. As a Harvard Health blog post points out, it’s a ...

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the effectiveness and evaluate the anatomical and functional results of surgery for macular pucker (MP) peel using a 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) cutter ...