What is a retinal pucker and can it resolve on its own?

Traction: Retinal pucker occurs when their is traction/pulling from attached vitreous(jelly fluid) if you are lucky, it can spontaneously resolve if the vitreous separates without creating a retinal hole or bleeding.

Pucker: A retinal pucker is when the vitreous (jelly inside the eye) is tugging on the retina, it causes a pucker of the retina in the center of the macula (your central vision).

Vitrectomy : The macula is the central part of the retina that gives us our ability to read and see fine detail. Epiretinal membranes tend to grow over the macula, contract &thus wrinkle our macula. This produces a wrinle in the macula that "puckers" it. Hence the term "macular pucker." vitrectomy surgery removes epiretinal membranes & reduce symptoms in advanced cases, with diminished vision & distortion.

No: This is a condition that sometimes is silent but becomes symptomatic. This needs to be followed carefully to determine if it is stable, rapidly changing or slowly progressive. Vitrectomy is not without potential complications. This needs a careful discussion between you and your ophthalmologist to determine these risks versus benefits.