[Macular pucker after surgery for retinal detachment]

Twenty four patients with a preoperative macular detachment were subjected to a 6 months observation. The evaluation of the macular function was carried out on the basis of following examinations: the visual acuity, central visual field, dazzling test, Amsler's test and Heidinger phenomenon. The morphology of the changes was evaluated ophthalmoscopically and biomicroscopically by means of Goldmann's lens and the slit-lamp. The macular pucker appeared in 25 p.c. of examined patients, in 16.7 p.c. of cases with non-translucent and in 8.7 p.c. with translucent membranes. In all cases of macular pucker after retinal detachment surgery the macular function remained severely handicapped.