I had a vitrectomy for macular pucker, but my vision is still distorted. Is the pucker still there?
Macular pucker surgery, when indicated, improves the vision, and lessens the distortion of vision, in most patients. Some residual blurring or distortion is common, though, and does not necessarily mean that the membrane is still present or has re-grown (this occurs in only a small percentage of patients). Persistent visual changes are probably more likely if the macular pucker is chronic or if surgery is delayed for a long time.
