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Jan G. F. Worst, MD
Haren, Holland

Arch Ophthalmol. 1991;109(8):1058-1059.

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To the Editor.

—In the July 1990 issue of the ARCHIVES, an interesting article appeared on a posterior precortical vitreous pocket (PPVP).¹ The article describes an intravitreal, premacularly located structure that, in the authors' words, "seemed to be analogous to the bursa premacularis." I discovered the bursa premacularis^2,3 in 1970. According to the authors, important differences exist between the bursa premacularis and the PPVP: the PPVP is not a sack; the PPVP is lined by the posterior hyaloid membrane posteriorly, but the anterior extent is delineated by the vitreous gel; and the bursa is not necessarily confined to the macula.

See also pp 1059 and 1060.

Therefore, the authors deemed it necessary to give this structure a new name.

In their article, the authors have confirmed the existence of a premacularly located intravitreal space, that in their—and my—opinion has important implications for macular function and pathologic changes. I . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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