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  1. What Is Vitreomacular Traction? - American Academy of Ophthalmology

    Aug 27, 2024 · Vitreomacular traction (VMT) occurs when vitreous in the aging eye doesn’t detach completely from the macula. VMT can cause vision loss if left untreated.

  2. Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome - Patients - The American Society …

    The resulting condition is called vitreomacular traction (VMT) syndrome. VMT syndrome can lead to different maculopathies or disorders in the macular area (at the center of the retina), such as full- or …

  3. Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome - EyeWiki

    Vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) and vitreomacular traction (VMT) are two of the many entities along the spectrum during the course of an incomplete posterior vitreous detachment, also referred to as …

  4. Vitreomacular traction syndrome - Wikipedia

    People with VMT are at a heightened risk of other disorders of the eye including disorders of the macula (maculopathies). [3] Disorders include holes in the macula, cystoid macular edema, and epiretinal …

  5. Vitreomacular Traction: Observe or Operate?

    Feb 13, 2025 · In this article, we’ll discuss current recommendations for clinical management of VMT. VMT Background Vitreomacular traction syndrome is a disease spectrum involving the interface of …

  6. Vitreomacular traction – a review | Eye - Nature

    Jan 20, 2025 · This review article explores the pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic and treatment options for VMT.

  7. What Is Vitreomacular Traction? Symptoms and Treatment

    Jul 31, 2025 · Vitreomacular traction (VMT) is an eye condition that can impact a person’s central vision. It develops when the vitreous, a gel-like substance filling the eye, exerts an abnormal pulling force on …

  8. Vitreomacular Traction: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

    May 1, 2023 · Vitreomacular traction is a condition in which the vitreous of the eye pulls on the macula, which may damage the macula. Millions of tiny fibers connect The vitreous to your retina and …

  9. Vitreomacular traction and macular hole - College of Optometrists

    Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is part of the normal ageing process in the eye. Initially, it usually occurs with vitreo-macular attachment (VMA) before separation but can be complicated by vitreo …

  10. Sometimes this detachment is not complete, and part of the vitreous stays stuck to the macula pulling on it and causing anatomic disruption which results in what is termed as Vitreomacular traction (VMT).