MACULAR HOLE FORMATION FOLLOWED BY SPONTANEOUS CLOSURE AFTER PNEUMATIC RETINOPEXY IN A PATIENT WITH DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA.

Retinal Cases & Brief Reports
Michael N Cohen, Caroline R Baumal

Abstract

To report early formation and spontaneous closure of a full-thickness macular hole that developed after successful pneumatic retinopexy in a patient who had been undergoing treatment for diabetic macular edema. Case report of a 68-year-old man with bilateral nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy who was currently undergoing anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for bilateral diabetic macular edema. On presentation, visual acuity was 20/200 in the left eye, and examination revealed a bullous, macula-off retinal detachment with a single horseshoe tear at 12 o'clock in the left eye. Pneumatic retinopexy was performed followed by laser augmentation 3 days later. Three weeks postoperatively, he returned with visual acuity of 20/50 and a full-thickness macular hole in the left eye. Although he elected for initial observation, he returned 2 weeks later with visual acuity of 20/50 in both eyes and a retinal detachment with a single break at 10 o'clock in the right eye. The macular hole in the left eye had spontaneously resolved. Pneumatic retinopexy was performed to the right eye. Over 1 year after bilateral pneumatic retinopexy, his retina remains without recurrence of a macular hole in the left eye. In the early postopera...Continue Reading

References

May 1, 1988·Archives of Ophthalmology·P E Runge, G J Wyhinny
Jun 1, 1988·Archives of Ophthalmology·L R Avins, T R Krummenacher
Aug 15, 1986·American Journal of Ophthalmology·H LewisB R Straatsma
Jan 1, 1997·Retina·C Hejny, D P Han
Nov 30, 1999·American Journal of Ophthalmology·H Takahashi, S Kishi
Nov 5, 2003·American Journal of Ophthalmology·Andrew A MoshfeghiDavid M Fastenberg
Dec 13, 2006·Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging : the Official Journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye·Alain A Proulx, Tom G Sheidow
Jun 6, 2009·Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie·Hurkan KerimogluSuleyman Okudan
Aug 31, 2012·The Open Ophthalmology Journal·Atsushi SugiyamaHiroyuki Iijima
Sep 12, 2012·Archives of Ophthalmology·Susan B BresslerUNKNOWN Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network
Nov 6, 2014·Retinal Cases & Brief Reports·Mrinali Patel, Demetrios G Vavvas
Mar 10, 2016·Ophthalmology·Joseph A AnayaMichael G Morley

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

May 1, 2020·BMC Ophthalmology·Yuich YoshidaTsunehiko Ikeda

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.