In addition, though there was a trend for larger angles of vitreomacular insertion to be associated with successful release of VMT, this did not reach statistical significance (nasal 47° vs 33°, p = 0.07, temporal 56° vs 41°, p = 0.09).
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Anatomical and functional outcomes of pneumatic vitreolysis for treatment of vitreomacular traction with and without macular holes.
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However, the burden of surgery may be significant particularly for elderly patients and a simpler, less invasive and more cost-effective strategy that confers good VMT release, even if less than the PPV reference standard is still a desirable goal, provided it does not compromise final visual outcome.