%0 Case Reports
%T Immediate Release of Vitreomacular Traction After Pneumatic Vitreolysis Followed by the Drinking Bird Technique.
%A Mehta N
%A Gupta L
%A Jansen M
%A Rosen R
%A Lee J
%J J Vitreoretin Dis
%V 4
%N 4
%D Jul-Aug 2020
%M 37009183
暂无%R 10.1177/2474126419888591
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>To report a case of release of vitreomacular traction (VMT) in a patient with a full thickness macular hole (FTMH) immediately following pneumatic vitreolysis (PV) combined with head bobbing movements.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A 71-year-old female with VMT and an FTMH presented with blurred vision for 2 months to the level of 20/400. At her 1-month follow-up visit, PV was performed using C3F8 gas and she was instructed to perform the drinking bird technique for ten minutes.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Optical coherence tomography performed ten minutes after PV with head bobbing showed VMT release and a smaller FTMH. Visual acuity improved to 20/150 immediately afterwards and to 20/80 two months later.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Using the drinking bird technique for a continuous period of time immediately following PV may encourage rapid VMT release. PV may be a feasible option for patients with VMT and FTMH who do not want surgery.