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Vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) is a human medical condition where the vitreous gel (or simply vitreous, AKA vitreous humour) of the human eye adheres to the retina in an abnormally strong manner. As the eye ages, it is common for the vitreous to separate from the retina.
Macular hole on the right eye Classification of Vitreomacular Adhesion, Traction, and Macular Hole (IVTS 2013). Macular degeneration is a condition affecting the tissues lying under the retina, while a macular hole involves damage from within the eye, at the junction between the vitreous and the retina itself.
"The International Vitreomacular Traction Study Group classification of vitreomacular adhesion, traction, and macular hole [43]" Authors: Jay S Duker, Peter K Kaiser, Susanne Binder, Marc D de Smet, Alain Gaudric, Elias Reichel, SriniVas R Sadda, Jerry Sebag, Richard F Spaide, Peter Stalmans, Ophthalmology 120 (12), 2611-2619, 2013.
Vitreomacular traction syndrome (VTS) is a medical condition in the eye that is the result of tractional forces (pulling) being placed on the retina. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] VTS is common in people who have an incomplete posterior vitreous detachment, a type of retinal detachment at the periphery of the retina. [ 1 ]
Ocriplasmin, sold under the brand name Jetrea, is a recombinant protease with activity against fibronectin and laminin, components of the vitreoretinal interface.It is used for treatment of symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion, for which it received FDA approval on 17 October 2012.
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Enzymatic vitreolysis has been trialed to treat vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) and anomalous posterior vitreous detachment. Although the mechanism of action may have an effect on clinically significant floaters, as of March 2015 [update] there are no clinical trials being undertaken to determine whether this may be a therapeutic alternative to ...
Vitreomacular adhesion, a disease of the human eye where vitreous gel remains partially attached to the retina; Other uses. Marine Attack Squadron, a type of ...