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Can moderate macular pucker cause retinal detachment? is that what doctor checks for on follow-up exams.
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Check for swelling: of the retina and for worsening of vision. The pucker can wrinkle the underlying retina and cause cysts within it. If there is significant swelling, visual distortion, retinal disruption, then its a surgical treatment at that point. The pucker can stay unchanged for a long time or progress slowly but hard to predict. Good luck.
Answered 2/1/2015
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