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OPHTHALMIC IMAGE
Year : 2020  |  Volume : 68  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 526

Swiss-cheese macula


Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretina Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Web Publication14-Feb-2020

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pramod S Bhende
Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretina Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, No 18, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1425_19

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Shah KK, Bhende PS. Swiss-cheese macula. Indian J Ophthalmol 2020;68:526

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Shah KK, Bhende PS. Swiss-cheese macula. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2020 [cited 2024 Mar 29];68:526. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/text.asp?2020/68/3/526/278351



A 61-year-old female presented with poor vision (20/200, N36) and a postmacular hole surgery done a year ago.

Left eye fundus and the red-free image shows posterior pole retinal detachment (RD) and multiple full-thickness defects within the macular area, giving a “Swiss cheese” appearance. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) shows full-thickness defects with bridging retinal tissue, cystic changes, and neurosensory detachment [Figure 1].
Figure 1: Composite image includes fundus and optical coherence tomography pictures

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Paracentral retinal breaks after internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling are rare.[1],[2],[3],[4],[5] Postulated mechanisms include mechanical trauma while grasping ILM, weakening of glial structure because of Muller cells damage leading to photoreceptor apoptosis and contracture of remnant ILM tissues. They are stationary but are responsible for poor vision.

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Michalewska Z, Michalewski J, Nawrocki J. Paracentral retinal defects after vitrectomy for macular hole and their evolution over time. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2010;4:190-3.  Back to cited text no. 2
    
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