The Arctic Circle, incidentally, is an imaginary line located at 66Âº, 30'N latitude, and as a guide defines the southernmost part of the Arctic. The climate within the Circle is very cold and much of the area is always covered with ice.
A macular pucker usually requires no treatment. In many cases, the symptoms of vision distortion and blurriness are mild, and no treatment is necessary. People usually adjust to the mild visual distortion, since it does not affect activities of daily life, such as reading and driving.
Vitrectomy surgery is the most direct and definitive way to correct a macular pucker. Although the vision does not typically return to normal following vitrectomy, most patients notice significant vision improvement, and symptomatic distortion is improved in the vast majority of patients.