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Idiopathic macular hole: post-operative morpho-functional assessment and prognostic factors for recovery of visual
Flavio Tirelli1, Paola Sasso, Andrea Scupola
1Dipartimento di Oftalmologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Introduction:
Idiopathic macular hole (MH) is a full-thickness retinal damage typical of the advanced age with a high social impact because, as it affects the macula, it produces severe loss of vision.
Aim:
This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of surgery and to determine prognostic factors, considering how hypovision weighs on individual quality of life and on public health.
Methods:
All patients affected by MH were evaluated with an ophthalmic visit, measurement of visual acuity and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) documentation before surgical intervention. Surgical treatment followed and, subsequently, all the patients were examined with the same documentation at 7 days, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months.
Results:
Surgical therapy, with the modern techniques available, demonstrated the efficacy of anatomical recovery and retinal function. Furthermore, the quantitative characteristics of the MH in the OCT scanning revealed an important prognostic function.
