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The authors present the first case of macular hole (MH) after a single inhalation of poppers. A 13-year-old girl presented with vision loss in the left eye (OS). Pediatric and neurology exams were normal. Funduscopy revealed bilateral papilledema and yellow foveal spot OS. Optic neuritis was diagnosed and treated. Due to foveal alteration, optical coherence tomography was performed, and MH was diagnosed. Twenty-three-gauge pars plana vitrectomy, peeling of the internal limiting membrane, and SF6 exchange were performed. Postoperatively, vision restoration and MH closure were observed. Although MH mechanism in the poppers context is unknown, the classic surgery is effective. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:897-900.].
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