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Macular hole secondary to epiretinal membrane in a juvenile patient
Toshiyuki Yokoyama1, Yasuo Watanabe, Shigekuni Okisaka
1Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan. yokoyama@med.juntendo.ac.jp
Purpose:
To report a macular hole secondary to an idiopathic epiretinal membrane in a 14-year-old girl.
Design:
Interventional case report.
Methods:
A 3-year-old girl who failed a public visual-screening test was examined. Since then, she had been followed-up for her epiretinal membrane, which began to peel spontaneously in the left eye for 11 years until a macular hole was observed. She was treated by vitrectomy and membranectomy, and the membrane was histologically examined.
Result:
The macular hole was successfully closed, and her visual acuity improved. The membrane appeared to have a homogenous structure and contained no cells.
Conclusions:
The juvenile idiopathic epiretinal membrane sometimes peels spontaneously. However, long-term follow-up is needed because vitreous traction of the membrane by intraocular aging change may result in a macular hole.
