A Field Guide to Retinal Holes and Tears - Review of Optometry
2019年6月15日 · Vitreous tufts are congenital vitreoretinal developmental anomalies. They can present as (A) non-cystic tuft, (B) cystic tufts or (C) tufts with an adjacent partial-thickness hole, seen here on fundus and OCT images.
Peripheral Retinal Degenerations - EyeWiki
Retinal Tufts. Definition: area of retinal degeneration caused by attachment to and pulling of the vitreous Types include cystic, non-cystic and zonular traction tufts; Prevalence: non-cystic tufts present in up to 72% of adults, cystic present in up to 5% of adults, zonular traction tufts are present in up to 15% of adults
Navigating the Retinal Periphery - Review of Optometry
2021年2月15日 · Vitreoretinal tufts have a low risk of leading to RRD. A vitreous tuft with a higher tensile strength than the retina at the site of its attachment may cause a retinal tear during posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and serve as a precursor to RD (Figure 20). 11,12
The Evolution of a Vitreoretinal Tuft to an Operculated Hole
2022年7月26日 · A baseline fundus photograph revealed a vitreoretinal tuft (Fig A). Seven months later, the patient experienced a symptomatic posterior vitreous detachment. A subsequent fundus photograph showed a new operculated hole with an adjacent retinal hemorrhage (Fig B).
Cystic Retinal Tufts and Their Relationship to Retinal Detachment
• Cystic retinal tuft, a lesion of the peripheral retina that has been described histologically, is herein described clinically and illustrated by fundus photographs. It is a congenital developmental vitreoretinal abnormality associated with firm vitreoretinal adhesions and can lead to acute tractional retinal tears at the time of an acute ...
4 - Vitreoretinal Disorders | The Wills Eye Hospital Atlas of …
Vitreoretinal Tufts. Vitreoretinal tufts are small foci of vitreous or zonular traction. Clinical Features. Vitreoretinal tufts are slightly elevated (Fig. 4.39) and may have a cystic appearance. They can be surrounded by hyperplastic pigment epithelium. When posterior vitreous detachment occurs, vitreoretinal tufts may be the focus of a ...
Peripheral Retinal Degenerations and Treatment Options
2022年6月27日 · Peripheral retinal tufts are congenital focal lesions of vitreoretinal adhesions due to glial hyperplasia, seen in 5% to 7% of the general population . Areas of RPE hyperplasia may surround the tuft, giving it a pigmented surrounding.
Patients with vitreoretinal tufts should be appropriately counseled about the increased risk of retinal breaks upon the development of a posterior vitreous detachment (Magnified version of Fig A-C is available online at www.ophthalmologyretina.org).
Peripheral retinal degenerations and the risk of retinal detachment
Reducing vitreoretinal traction can be accomplished with a scleral buckle or vitrectomy, but the risks of surgery far outweigh their possible benefits. Thus, we are left with consideration of treating peripheral retinal degenerations with either laser or cryotherapy.
Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography characteristics of …
2022年10月28日 · A Cystic retinal tuft (CRT) is a developmental vitreoretinal abnormality in which retina is stretched by the vitreous and persistent vitreous traction may lead to retinal tears and detachment . CRTs can be found in any part of the retina, but frequently in the peripheral retina lying posterior to the vitreous base.