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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Outcomes of chronic macular hole surgical repair
Shripaad Y Shukla1, Armin R Afshar2, Daniel F Kiernan3, Seenu M Hariprasad1
1 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA 2 Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA 3 Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Rockville Center, New York, USA
Correspondence Address:
Seenu M Hariprasad Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, 5841, S Maryland Avenue, MC 2114, Chicago - 60637, Illinois USA
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.138302
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Purpose: To report visual and anatomic outcomes of chronic macular hole surgery, with analysis of pre-operative OCT-based hole size and post-operative closure type. Settings and Design: An IRB-approved, retrospective case series of 26 eyes of 24 patients who underwent surgery for stage 3 or 4 idiopathic chronic macular holes at a tertiary care referral center. Statistical Analysis: Student's t-test. Results: Nineteen of 26 eyes (73%) had visual improvement after surgery on most recent exam. Twenty-one of 26 eyes (81%) achieved anatomic closure; 16 of 26 eyes (62%) achieved type 1, and five of 26 eyes (19%) achieved type 2 closure. Post-operative LogMAR VA for type 1 closure holes (0.49) was significantly greater than for type 2 closure and open holes (1.26, P < 0.003 and 1.10, P < 0.005, respectively), despite similar pre-operative VA (P = 0.51 and 0.68, respectively). Mean pre-operative hole diameter for eyes with type 1 closure, type 2 closure, and holes that remained open were 554, 929, and 1205 microns, respectively. Mean pre-operative hole diameter was significantly larger in eyes that remained open as compared to eyes with type 1 closure (P = 0.015). Conclusion: Vitrectomy to repair chronic macular holes can improve vision and achieve long-term closure. Holes of greater than 3.4 years duration were associated with a greater incidence of remaining open and type 2 closure. Larger holes (mean diameter of 1205 microns) were more likely to remain open after repair. |
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