The purpose of this investigation was to determine the incidence and the factors that cause a reopening of a macular hole (MH) after a surgical closure.
A reopening of a macular hole (MH) is a well-known complication of successfully closed MHs. Recently, internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling has become widely used as an adjunctive procedure during MH surgery. The incidence of a reopening of a MH is 0 to 8.6% in eyes in which the ILM was peeled off, and 2 to 16% in which the ILM was not peeled off. Part of the variation in the percentages of reopening was the length of the follow-up period; eyes with longer follow-up periods have higher incidences of reopening.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
831
Patients underwent vitrectomy with or without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for an idiopathic full-thickness macular holes. Simultaneous phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation was performed on all phakic patients who were \>40-years-of-age.
Shinjo Ophthalmologic Institute
Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
A complete clinical examination including BCVA, slit-lamp biomicroscopy with a contact lens, indirect ophthalmoscopy, and fundus photography were performed post surgery.
Time frame: Patients were examined preoperatively and postoperatively on day one, and at two weeks, and one, three, and six months. Thereafter, they were examined every three to six months.
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