PMID: 9428011Jan 1, 1997Paper

The results of vitreous surgery for chronic macular holes

Retina
J T ThompsonM B Lansing

Abstract

To evaluate the visual and anatomic results of macular hole surgery in eyes that have had symptoms of a macular hole for 2 years or longer. Fifty-one eyes with chronic macular holes (> or = 2 years' duration) were treated in a retrospective analysis of the results of vitrectomy, 16% perfluoropropane gas tamponade, and one of three adjunctive agents (bovine transforming growth factor beta-2, recombinant transforming growth factor beta-2, or autologous platelet extract). Of 51 eyes, 45 (88.2%) were examined 3 months after surgery. Visual acuity of these 45 eyes was measured preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual acuity chart. Twenty-eight eyes (62.2%) had no prior vitrectomy and 17 eyes (37.8%) had a prior vitrectomy for the macular hole that failed. The macular holes had a mean duration of 3.7 years and were successfully closed in 32 of 51 total eyes (62.7%) and 32 of 45 eyes (71.1%) that were examined 3 months after surgery. The mean preoperative visual acuity was 20/100 -2 and the mean visual acuity at 3 months was 20/80 for a mean gain of 6.6 ETDRS letters (+ 1.3 lines). Of 45 eyes, 17 (37.8%) were 20/63 or better 3 months after surgery; 21 (46.7%) gaine...Continue Reading

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