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Tissue remodeling in a surgically repaired macular hole
Sumu Simon1, Mangala Dhanapala, Jagjit S Gilhotra
1Retinal Unit, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.
Purpose:
The authors report a case with early reopening, spontaneous closure, and delayed reopening with optical coherence tomography after successful repair to highlight the dynamic nature of tissue remodeling in surgically repaired macular holes.
Method:
Observational case report.
Result:
A 62-year-old woman underwent successful surgery for Grade IV macular hole. Five weeks postoperatively, the macular hole reopened but underwent spontaneous closure at 6 months of follow-up. Nine months later, there was reopening of the macular hole, which was surgically repaired.
Conclusion:
Successful macular hole repair warrants long-term observation due to the ongoing tissue remodeling.
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