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[Macular hole associated with paintball ocular trauma]
Zofia Michalewska1, Janusz Michalewski, Zofia Nawrocka
1Kliniki Okulistycznej Jasne Błonia w Lodzi.
Purpose:
A presentation of two patients with macular hole after ocular trauma due to paintball.
Material And Methods:
HRT, OCT, SOCT and visual field examinations were performed preoperatively and on 3 postoperative visits. Patients underwent pars plana vitrectomy with trypan blue staining.
Results:
Final visual acuity 0.6 was achieved in the first patient 6 months after surgery. Best corrected visual acuity 0.2 was achieved in the second patient 3 months after surgery. Macular hole closure was observed on OCT, SOCT, HRT and indirect ophthalmoscopy examination.
Conclusions:
Pars plana vitrectomy with trypan blue staining and fluid-air exchange is a safe procedure in posttraumatic macular holes. HRT, Oct and SOCT are valuable tools for diagnosis of macular holes and for control after surgical intervention.
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