Vitreomacular Adhesion and the Risk of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

The present study found no significant difference in the prevalence of VMA in eyes affected by AMD compared with age-matched controls and no difference in the rate of de novo CNV development in eyes with or without VMA. Conversely, a lower incidence of RVMA over time was found in eyes affected by exudative AMD. The results of this study suggest that VMA might be a consequence rather than a causative factor in the development of CNV.