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How effective is jettrea injection for macular pucker. should it be tried before the decision to have vitrectomy?

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For Macular traction: Jetrea, or ocriplasmin, is approved for the treatment of vitreomacular adhesions, which are adhesions between the vitreous gel of the eye and the retina, specifically the macula. The drug is a proteolytic enzyme, which dissolves the adhesion when injected directly into the eye by a retinal specialist. There are other causes for macular pucker than adhesions, so vitrectomy might be preferred.

Answered 4/29/2018

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Dr. Perumunda Sharma answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Ask ophthalmologist.: Contact your ophthalmologist who does the procedure. He/she is the best person to comment on this.

Answered 1/27/2018

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