Table 1 Macular traction maculopathy staging system (MSS) schematisation.

From: Indications for macular buckle in myopic traction maculopathy based on MTM staging system: a systematic review

MTM Staging System (MSS)

TANGENTIAL TRACTION

A

B

C

NORMAL FOVEL PROFILE

TANGENTIAL EVOLUTION IN LMH

TANGENTIAL EVOLUTION IN FTMH

ANTERO-POSTERIOR TRACTION

1

Inner-Outer Macular schisis

1a

1b

1c

2

Predominantly Outer Macular schisis

2a

2b

2c

3

Macular schisis-detachment

3a

3b

3c

4

Macular detachment

4a

4b

4c

  1. BCVA best corrected visual acuity, FTMH full thickness macular hole, LMH lamellar macular hole.
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