Abstract

Myopic traction maculopathy (MTM) is a common complication of pathologic myopia. It is caused by outward tractional force due to a posterior staphyloma combined with inward tractional force of posterior vitreous. Among various lesions of MTM, macular hole retinal detachment causes a severe and an irreversible vision impairment. It is sometimes difficult to diagnose MTM with ophthalmoscopy because of the presence of chorioretinal atrophy in the macula, and thus optical coherence tomography is necessary to detect subtle retinal changes such as macular hole, macular retinoschisis, and foveal retinal detachment.

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