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121157 Transient Vitreomacular Traction Caused By Drops to Decrease Presbyopia
April 2026
Meeting: 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Producers: George Beiko, BM BCh, FRCSC; Jenna Hart, BSc; John Hart, MD , FACS
Category: ASCRS Shorts
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While attending the 2025 ASCRS Annual meeting a 67 year old ophthalmologist decided to try drops to decrease presbyopia. Within minutes he experienced a central scotoma. A macular OCT revealed vitreomacular traction (VMT) with foveal schisis in his only good eye. After a harrowing 90 minutes the scotoma began to resolve. Repeat OCT 2 hours after the first showed that the VMT had nearly resolved.