A case of macan pucker after retinal detachment surgery.

Choi, Sook Kyoung

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1972;13(4):279-281.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A case of macan pucker after retinal detachment surgery.

Sook Kyoung Choi

Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

망막 박리수술 후에 발생한 macular pucker 1예 보고

Abstract

The term, "macular pucker" first is described the star-shaped folds and wrinkles which sometimes appear on or near the macula after surgery for retinal detachment by Maumenee. These puckers, which has been described by Jungshaffer (1966) and Tanenbaum, Schepens, Elzeneiny, and Freeman (1970), are one of the most frequent causes of visual deterioration after successful reatachment of retina, but may also appear spontaneously in eyes which has not undergone surgery. A case of macular Pucker after a successful reatachment of the retina is presented in this report.

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