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Vitrectomy for macular holes associated with myopic foveoschisis
1Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan. ikuno@ophthal.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Purpose:
We reviewed the surgical results of vitrectomy for macular holes (MHs) associated with myopic foveoschisis (MF).
Design:
Noncomparative, interventional case series.
Methods:
setting: Institutional. participants: Eight eyes of eight patients with MHs associated with MF. intervention procedure: All patients underwent vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling, and gas tamponade. main outcome measures: Slit-lamp-based biomicroscopy, optical coherence tomography examinations, and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measurement.
Results:
The MHs closed in two eyes (25%), and the BCVA improved more than 2 lines in three (37.5%) eyes, remained unchanged in three (37.5%), and worsened in two (25%). The MH size increased significantly in a case with an unresolved MH (P < .05). The postoperative BCVA was significantly correlated with the preoperative BCVA (P < .05).
Conclusions:
Although significant visual improvement occurs in less than 50% of cases, vitrectomy can be beneficial for some cases.
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