Vitrectomy for chronic macular hole
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Vitrectomy for idiopathic macular hole has a good prognosis but it depends on duration of the condition. Anatomic and functional results of operation are less good if macular hole has persisted for more than one year. The aim of our study was to pres...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2005-10-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
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| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2147 |
| Summary: | <p><strong>Background:</strong> Vitrectomy for idiopathic macular hole has a good prognosis but it depends on duration of the condition. Anatomic and functional results of operation are less good if macular hole has persisted for more than one year. The aim of our study was to present success of vitrectomy for chronic macular hole.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> Data of 74 eyes with idiopathic macular hole operated between June 2000 and September 2003 were retrospectively reviewed. Duration of macular hole, preoperative visual acuity, postoperative visual acuity and hole closure were analysed data. Eyes were divided into two groups with respect to duration of macular hole (less or more than one year). The two groups were compared regarding functional and anatomic success of operation.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Postoperative visual acuity improved in 65.5% of eyes in the chronic macular hole group. Improvement of visual acuity was noticed in 88.6% of eyes with acute macular hole. Anatomic success was evident in 72.4% of eyes with chronic macular hole and in 97.2% in the acute macular hole group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Vitrectomy with intraocular gas tamponade is an effective mode of treatment for chronic macular holes, although the overall success is not as good as for acute macular holes.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1318-0347 1581-0224 |